I run 3 days a week in the nearby mountain trails and there is a core group of 6 of us women all from the neighbourhood. On Sundays we hike and the husbands will join us and often other friends will as well.

We have been through so much together, deaths of parents, marriages of kids, birth of grandkids, retirements, cancer, etc and it sure helps to have people who you can talk it out with while running.

I also walk my nieces dog three days a week and belong to a book club. I would like something else but I just don't know what that is yet. Something will pop up.

And then of course there is GW and being able to pop in and out as time allows.

ETA - I forgot - I also go to the gym 3 days a week. I go to specific classes which are really small (<10 people) and have been doing this for years and always the same people. I never see these people outside of class but if you don't show up they want to know where you were. If you know ahead of time that you can't make it the following week then you tell the class. Our Wednesday night class has had the same trainer for the last 10 years as well. It's a rather odd situation but a really fun group of people.

I try too!

I work out for an hour every morning doing yoga stretches, cardio and light weight training and I walk every chance I get.

I have a small, but tight group of friends - I love my friends!

Love working in my jewelry studio.

Travel whenever possible.

I'm very curious about the world around me and like to learn new things whether it's knowledge or a skill of some sort.

Enjoy cooking, photography, gardening despite my black thumb, finding treasure at the thrift stores, working around the yard trying to keep the place as fire safe as possible, and since retiring, actually find a certain level of enjoyment in cleaning my house. Except for today because I'm cleaning the oven/store and finding it difficult to get motivated which is why I'm here!

I used to volunteer once a week at the animal shelter and would like to start doing that again.

Before jewelry making and the internet came along, I was an avid reader, but it has sort of fallen by the wayside to make way for the jewelry and the internet.

I'm not much of joiner, never have been. I get together with different friends 2 - 3 times a month, but I like to be alone too.

There is probably more, but that is all I can think of off the top of my head; must get back to the stove and I will think about it while I'm wiping out the oven!

Physically active yes. I walk 15000+ steps daily. On purpose. I love to cook, garden and SHOP,even if i don't buy. And I love running around and playing and training with my doggies. I have started doing workout videos on Amazon prime as well.

Otherwise active, not really. I cut off all of my IRL "friends" years ago and while I have tons and tons of acquaintances , I am happy being a loner, save SO and my immediate family. Oh, and the lovely people here at GW. I am at my core a homebody though i do enjoy small short trips from time to time. Then i am ready to get home again. We may go on a short fishing trip this weekend for SOs birthday. Yay? :/

I sometimes get crafty. I like to crochet, though my skills are very basic, and I love to make my spooky halloween bottles. I am expecting a HUGE donation of empty liquor bottles soon, so I should be busy for a while. The fall/winter holidays are when I have my most fun all year. I love to decorate. I have spent hours today on Amazon AND ebay looking for things to add to my displays at work and home. I have my eye on a 20 foot tall inflatable penguin to go with my snowman of the same height. So much FUN!

I like to read, though nothing of real substance. Think floofy historical romances. And if I like the book,I get the audiobook so someone else can read it to me again and again while I walk or when I am at work.

A lot of my free time is taken up with making my scented wax cubes and candles that I sell. Well, it's a lot to me anyway. Several hours a week.

I tend to be more active in the cooler months,when it more bearable to be outside out and about.

Sometimes I wish I had more interests because I feel like i am supposed to,but I am mostly content with who I am. My life feels fulfilling to me,though i think I could do with another pup,for inside the house this time....

Most of the time YES!

Today, I did a bike ride loop around the lake. Drug some hoses around, and realized I need another one. Back on the bike, and rode to Home Depot for a hose, and a four port manifold to hook up 4 hoses at the outlet... and continued with watering. Also, 10 minutes of hula hooping.

I might repeat some of this for tomorrow, as Thursday and there after is supposed to be way warmer first thing in the morning... and I prolly hold off swimming till Thursday.

Moni

If I'm working, like now, then construction workout, heavy lifting. I stocked 2200 bricks, after unloading them by hand. Hauling 60-80lb stones and building a wall, today. I ran 5 miles Thursday, on a trail. Been cutting down a huge Elm tree & hauling limbs. More to do on that. Last Tuesday went hiking with DH.

I used to belong to a gym. I called the YMCA & plan on going in for a trial run. I'd like to join a spinning class. And....they have a pool!

nicole, people pay good money to gyms just to get the kind of workout you get for free while working on your projects!

Yes, I think I am. I have a lot of energy for 80 and move all day long. Start out with prayers, weighted leg lifts and yoga, the two cups of coffee and two belvita. Beyond taking care of two homes, I socialize with fun people plus attend to my art. I paint, do sculpture, pottery, carvings and care for my husband, cook four days a week. I care for my great-grandson two days a week and take him places on those days. Those are the best days of my weeks. I still do all the small upgrades in our homes and have no hired help. I sometimes pop in to my studio and read a good book for relaxation. I love being busy.

I am pretty sedentary which I know is not good for me. I have arthritic knees which makes it very uncomfortable to do much walking. In the summer I go to the pool about 4 days a week and walk in the water which feels great. I tried a yoga class (I used a chair while the rest of the class didn't) and I think I'll sign up for another in the fall. Im starting another watercolor class fall semester. I am on the social committee in my community and we plan and execute an event just about every month.

I work out with a trainer twice a week, do a Pilates or yoga class at least once and usually twice a week, run or walk 3-4 miles as much as I can but during the hot, humid summer it’s more walking than running. I hate the treadmill for running so it’s usually walking outside, usually with 2-3 or my neighbors.

I volunteer a lot at our Botanical garden and am on the Board there. I also am in the Garden Guild and will be President next year so have been very busy with that the past year and will be this year too. We have several big fundraising events during the Sept-May year.

i also have a lot of gardening to do around our house so am always busy weeding, planting, moving, or planning something new

DH and I ask sing in a big Christmas choral production and start practice for that in a September.

Dawn....yes! I'm getting a killer ab workout swinging that armload of bricks. Cramps like no body knows! lol My fitbit says I'm getting 12K steps a day too. My shins are skinned....ran into a tree branch. My forearms are dotted with little pricks where the blue spruce trees poked me, when i planted 4 of them...by myself. 3 mosquito bites, on my chest, working outdoors.

I think a gym would give me fewer scabs! and ....no threat to my life....see .....the renter didn't want us in the backyard...to find out her dogs trashed it! Her dogs chewed ALL the lattice off the custom deck, dug holes in the yard, ruined the lawn. And....she's a hoarder. Moved her boyfriend in. Only a path through the house. She's been there 6 months. I'm NOT renewing her contract....and she's livid!

Yea, those outdoor workouts can be brutal, nicole! That's how I get (all scraped up, bruised and chewed on) when we're clearing brush and thinning trees in the fall/winter, but man, am I in good shape when we're doing that kind of work.

Yikes! How did the renter manage to create such a mess in just six months! I'm sorry you are having to deal with that. I know how nicely you fix up your rentals and to have someone trash it is just a shame. Hope the next tenant is 100 times better!

She's livid? You're the one with every right to be livid!

I am lucky enough to live close enough to see my grandchildren often so I do a lot of things with them. I am worn out by the end of the day due to noisy environments but they are worth it.

I am not much for sitting around socializing. But I do belong to a Red Hat group and I am selective about the activities I participate in. I play Mexican Train with them every other month and Hand and Foot monthly. I attend activities that are not just about sitting around eating. I do run the monthly potluck picnic for the rest of the season. Because I love being outdoors.

I mostly like doing things alone. I enjoy eating out by myself or going to a movie late night by myself. I can't seem to find women friends i can really relate to very well. They don't read the same things I read, they don't do math and logic puzzles, their thinking is emotion based. Their eyes glaze over if you try to discuss current events.

I ride horses at least once a week. Lessons that will hopefully turn me into an acceptable endurance rider one day. That includes ground work and horsemanship. Since I am pretty short I use a lot of muscles and stretch further than taller people. Recently signed up for an extra trotting clinic for 6 weeks so that will be twice a week in the saddle. I throw in trail rides when I can and always when traveling. I am looking forward to a ride that allows you to go into the lake next week. I'm attending a convention and the ride is the day of the evening banquet. LOL Barn hair, don't care.

In between I do a bit of this and a bit of that to keep fit for riding. Stretches, a little yoga, a little band work for strengthening. I have a one speed cruiser that I ride in the evenings when I can. I play with and continue to train my dog.

I read a lot. Usually 2 books at a time, sometimes three if you include the Horsemanship, How to Be a Better Rider books etc. I am constantly referencing.

I love the beach and make time to just go. Walking barefoot in the sand is nature's pedicure, no pumice or chemicals peels needed. If I get feeling down I will just go to the ranch and walk among the horses in the pasture. Best mental health therapy in the world.

When I lost my hearing life changed pretty drastically for me. I can't stand background noise or noisy environments. I never liked to shop but now it is torture. I can't hear in the higher ranges but someone setting a fork down can sound like a a shattered glass right up against a normal hearing person's ear. So I gave up things that include crowds and music etc. I love to skate but it's boring when your vertigo/balance issues get in the way of checking the smallest content.

Wish I could be! Getting less every single day as my shortness of breath increases. I used to be a VERY active person. It's hard not to be able to be that person anymore.

I walk at least 10,000 steps a day, often more. Today I'm up to 4.94 miles. I also mow the lawn two or three times a week and garden. I volunteer weekly at a fundraising used book sale where I price children's hardcover books and I catalogue vintage craft books at a crafts museum. I attend WW every week and have lost more than 30 pounds. Since I joined the group, I am especially conscious of the food that I eat and try to cook most of our meals which keeps me busy. Other than the groups to which I belong, DH and I enjoy our time alone and prefer to be selective as to which social events we attend.

I'm sorry, Anglophilia. It must be difficult to find yourself in your situation after a lifetime of activity. I wish there was something the medical community could do to improve your health so you could do the things you enjoy.

@satine - Would a chair-exercise class work for you? I was taking my mom to one for awhile (she has alzheimers and had to have someone with her) and I was surprised at the workout that we both got. The leader was really good and you had to listen to her direction (right, left, arm, leg,etc) which was really good for my mom.

I am lucky enough to live close enough to see my grandchildren often so I
do a lot of things with them. I am worn out by the end of the day due
to noisy environments but they are worth it.

The activities, the environment, the three of them non-stop talking....whew...I sleep well.

Stacey and I have two things in common. I"m a life time member of WW. I've also been doing the 10,000 steps a day challenge since January. For me though it's more as I want to pass the five mile mark, so about 500 or so extra steps.

I go to the gym 3 days a week and walk the dog multiple times a day, weather permitting.

I belong to a book club, but only go when I like the book. (t's flexible in this way, so it works for me!)

I still work part-time for a market research company as a descriptive panelist. It's the sensory side of the research as opposed to the consumer side. Work has been sporadic as ways of doing business have changed. Companies are no loner willing to sign one year contracts, so a project can be anywhere form 3 days to 6 weeks. While in the past we were expected to be at work as we had an actual schedule, now we are asked if we would like to participate. This works really well for me at this point in my life. I get to work with fun interesting people, doing something that is challenging, yet not have to work every day.

Ever since I heard a doctor say “sitting is the new smoking,” I have tried to be more active. I usually take an afternoon break to read or work a puzzle. Gotta keep moving. Thanks for all the interesting posts.

I've always been reasonable active. At work, even though I had a desk job, there was always a reason to get up and go meet with someone, fetch or deliver something, refill coffee cup, etc a couple times per hour (at least). When I retired, and finally got the household and gardens in decent order, it dismayed me to realize how much I sat perfectly still (reading) for HOURS at a time! So I've been more mindful about getting up and walking around often, even when I have an engrossing book.

I too accompany my memory-impaired dad to chair exercises at his assisted living facility. It's inspiration to keep those joints active and flexible!

lucy, I need that kind of watch. Name, please!

Geez, I was proud of my steps-per-day graph till I saw some of your numbers!

I think your numbers look great, littlebug. Be proud!

Oh I wish I could be again ...used to walk 4 miles a day and danced 3 nights a week....then! I have had both hips and both knees replaced and two major back surgeries. One of my hip replacements was a huge surgeon mistake... he cut and killed all of the nerves in my thigh...therefore, my hip “caves in” when I walk...makes me wobble and that causes my herniated discs to rub! But I am thankful that I am still able to get around my house and mostly take care of it. I do chair exercises 3 x a week, and am active in my church and social events. So many are worse off than I am, so I count my blessings for what I can do.

Yes, I am. My attitude has always been that I have been blessed with good health whereas others haven't and I never want to take that for granted. I think of those would would love to jump out of their wheelchair or bed and walk, run, hike, bike, climb a mountain but cannot and, though there are days I just don't want to, I do it.