What sort of exercise do you do? I hate the gym and find it mind numbingly boring.
I cycle most places - its the fastest way for me to get around my city. Cycling saves me time and money. And I love white water kayaking, skiing and mountain biking. Kayaking especially has made me travel to some amazing places and brought m wonderful experiences. I have kayaked for years and I can understand that they would be difficult for someone older to get into. I imagine that there must be some form of exercise that you could find interesting.
Cycling is terrifying to me. I'm sure this is a function of age, as I used to bike everywhere. But I keep finding out about people who are maimed or killed cycling. Someone I worked with had a really bad broken arm. People in my town have been killed. (There are bike lanes, but they are just painted. Too easy for cars to ignore.) My neighbor is quadriplegic after a cycling accident.
CrossFit, which is a mix of cardio and weight-lifting. It works for me because: it minimizes the time getting to and from; I can turn off my brain and just do what they tell me (no self-motivation required); I prefer boring and predictable to unpleasant (too hot, too cold, too rainy) and variable.
I have tried many forms of exercise, and I find what I'm doing now to be the least miserable.
I cycle most places - its the fastest way for me to get around my city. Cycling saves me time and money. And I love white water kayaking, skiing and mountain biking. Kayaking especially has made me travel to some amazing places and brought m wonderful experiences. I have kayaked for years and I can understand that they would be difficult for someone older to get into. I imagine that there must be some form of exercise that you could find interesting.