I just can't do running, for the sake of running. I will grudgingly run up and down a basketball court, but at least there there is the promise of analyzing an

I just can't do running, for the sake of running. I will grudgingly run up and down a basketball court, but at least there there is the promise of analyzing and exploiting the geometry of the court on the offensive or defensive end to do something interesting once you've chugged down the court. The exercise that I miss most, ironically, given how much I cussed about it as a kid, is sawing, splitting and stacking firewood. It can be almost meditative, and its fantastic for building real, functional strength.