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I feel like every adult goes to the gym. If you don’t, how do you stay in shape? Ideally I’m looking for something aside from running. My knees aren’t great anymore.

Edit: I’m just asking because I’m curious what else people do. I do simple cardio and strength train at the gym when I do go but I was curious about the habits other people maintain outside of the gym aside from things like running. Sometimes due to my mental health I don’t go to the gym for weeks so I just wanted to see what else people are doing. I didn’t expect this many responses. Thanks everyone for sharing.

If your knees aren’t great you can swim, ride a bike if that is easier on your knees or even walk if again that is easier.  There are low impact aerobic style classes you can follow on YouTube, do your own weights at home etc. I’ve never been to a gym but I stay in shape.

I have rheumatoid arthritis, but I found a free elliptical on my local buy nothing group and set it up in my garage. No excuses because it’s literally at home and easier on my joints than jogging.

I used to have these elastic bands that attached to a door. Quite often, as I walked past that door, I would just stop and throw a few punches with those elastic bands. I didn’t have to spend 20 minutes doing it. I didn’t have to work up a sweat. It just became part of what I did every day. It made a real impact on my physique.

People in NYC say they lose a good amount of weight once they moved here, because it’s walkable enough that people are willing to walk hours a day just to look around, or to walk instead of other forms of transportation. Point being that walking is an underrated form of exercise.