A thing that bothers me is that in the popular consciousness the defacto way to get fit is to hit a 24 hour fitness gym to count to ten alone under flourescent

A thing that bothers me is that in the popular consciousness the defacto way to get fit is to hit a 24 hour fitness gym to count to ten alone under flourescent lights. You're not very likely at all to engender a lifelong fitness habit doing that. Do things that engage you emotionally, mentally, and socially. Do things that are fun, and adventurous. Compete, even if it's at a beer league level. You need more robust and tangible fitness goals than looking good in the mirror in 6 months. Fitness gyms hate you. They want your annual fee and then they don't want to see you again until next year. It you're trapped in the mindset that keeping fit is some kind of chore that you have to add on to an already busy life, you're doing it wrong. When you see people in their 70s who are still kicking ass, it's because using their body is at the centre of their life, not at the margins.