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Get hobbies that correspond to the lifestyle you want to lead. If you aren't having fun, you won't keep with it. As a corollary, if you have an active hobby an

by mattiss 17y ago

Get hobbies that correspond to the lifestyle you want to lead. If you aren't having fun, you won't keep with it. As a corollary, if you have an active hobby and any sort of drive to be good at it, you will train yourself as such. So if you take up say rock climbing and like it, then you will get lots of exercise as a direct result of climbing, and lots more to train yourself to get better.

achew22 17y ago
I can't agree with this more, I walked into a rock gym a couple of years ago and picked a wall and said "I want to be able to climb that." I defined a goal and then I set a time frame for it. Admittedly I didn't make that goal but you better believe that I did achieve it a few weeks later and I was even more motivated for the next wall. The neat thing about rock gyms is that there are a lot of people who come in frequently (read: friends with active lifestyles) and they have to change the walls to keep everyone coming back. I'm sure there are many other activities like this but the rock wall was what did it for me.
aasarava 17y ago
Climbing is a great sport for hackers. Each route up a wall presents a problem in need of solving -- and often, brute force won't help you. You've really got to think through a route and learn the sequence of moves that'll get you to the top. And then, once you've got a route completely figured out, the gym changes it on you and throws a new problem in the way. Highly recommended for people who like to work their brains while they exercise.
- mattiss 17y ago
  Be careful though, it will take over your life! I am constantly battling between working 100% on getting a startup off the ground and selling all of my possessions, buying a van, and driving around the world climbing. It is not an easy choice.
Quarrelsome 17y ago
Spot on. I dance, hence I never have to think about staying in shape.

by mattiss 17y ago

achew22 17y ago

I can't agree with this more, I walked into a rock gym a couple of years ago and picked a wall and said "I want to be able to climb that." I defined a goal and then I set a time frame for it. Admittedly I didn't make that goal but you better believe that I did achieve it a few weeks later and I was even more motivated for the next wall. The neat thing about rock gyms is that there are a lot of people who come in frequently (read: friends with active lifestyles) and they have to change the walls to keep everyone coming back. I'm sure there are many other activities like this but the rock wall was what did it for me.

aasarava 17y ago

Climbing is a great sport for hackers. Each route up a wall presents a problem in need of solving -- and often, brute force won't help you. You've really got to think through a route and learn the sequence of moves that'll get you to the top. And then, once you've got a route completely figured out, the gym changes it on you and throws a new problem in the way. Highly recommended for people who like to work their brains while they exercise.

mattiss 17y ago
Be careful though, it will take over your life! I am constantly battling between working 100% on getting a startup off the ground and selling all of my possessions, buying a van, and driving around the world climbing. It is not an easy choice.

Quarrelsome 17y ago

Spot on. I dance, hence I never have to think about staying in shape.