What Sports Do You Do?

What kind of sports do you do?

I must do more physical activities but I have almost no motivation at all...

 

I've never done sports, but I used to get exercise by dancing my ass off at rock concerts and taking long walks in a pretty part of my neighborhood. I don't do either of those things anymore.

I really should start taking the walks again once the weather gets warmer, but I'm not motivated either. I can't wear my iPod anymore and there's nothing that promotes brisk walking like an uptempo soundtrack.

 

Yes walking is good, but I cannot do just that because of my knees (trouble since my 16th years old)... I have to do other physical activities to make different muscles working...

Could you walk without any music?

 

my primary sport before tinnitus was cycling. best thing ever. I couldn't jog because my knees would hurt, but cycling was never a problem. I worked up to 16 miles a day. its fun and relaxing at the same time. I hope to start it up again. I also was an avid snowboarder but I can't make that long of a drive anymore.

 

I could, but then it's a chore instead of a pleasure.

 

I take walks every now and then, but like @SugarMagnolia, it really is a chore more then a pleasure, because of this not being able to listen to music while doing it, and then it becomes boring to me really fast. In spring/summertime I like cycling.......for some reason I don't feel the need for music as much when cycling.

But my motivation is also close to zero these days.

 

These days I lift weights and run. I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but my nickname behind my back at work was "Bouncer" when I started. I've also been mistaken for a bouncer a few times on nights out, which was sad and hilarious at the same time.

I do some form of exercise every day, which has been hard with tinnitus, because it affects my sleep and drains my motivation. I think it's been good for me keeping it up as a form of anchoring routine.

I used to do muay thai for most of my childhood and adolescence and picked it up a few years ago, but stopped when I realised I didn't like punches and kicks to the face, nor did I particularly enjoy hurting people I have no issue with. lol. I have friends who fight amateur and professionally and I have nothing but admiration for them.

OP, what about skiing?

 

I do alpine skiing, getting into cross country next year. Want to get into true backcountry but alpine touring gear is expensive and it's about the most dangerous thing you can do on skis. I ride a bicycle sometimes, and a motorcycle a lot more which is more physically demanding than you might expect. I used to play volleyball and dodgeball but now live someplace too remote for that to be much of a thing.

Also, our lifestyle here involves getting 24,000 pounds of wood delivered in the spring, stacking it by hand, and then progressively moving it inside and burning it over the winter. So, that's a guaranteed 48,000 pounds of stuff I'm moving ~150' every year. Google and napkin math tells me that's something like 7 calories a day I am burning on average just from that, then factor in splitting firewood, chainsaw clearing and maintenance of paths, and three weeks of running around like a madman every year running tap lines to make maple syrup....

 

Cycle, flag football!

 

I walk on a treadmill.

 

I used to do horse back riding but Uni is eating all my time and all of my energy so now the only exercise I get is long daily walks with my dog

 

Why don't you ride your dog bareback instead of a horse?

 

What exactly is bareback riding?

 

Riding my motorcycle is the only exercise I get lately and that ain't much.

 

I used to be a runner... loved running so much... very addictive... unfortunately I have arthritis in my spine now and mostly walk, hike, swim and cross country ski. I was a bit of an extremist and running a little overboard... lol.

Not sure if the running caused the arthritis... I was quite hard on my body when I was young... gymnastics, figure skating, downhill skiing, I was never still. Missing those youthful pain free and tinnitus free days.

Exercise is still good... keeps my mind off tinnitus; especially being outdoors.

 

I think it is something dirty.

 

Yeah, I might have "accidentally" changed her words for humor. My noise made me do it I think.

 

Yeah, me too. It's kind of hard to be happy with noise in your head. Spine pain is more normal as we age and sometimes we pay for our youthful "overdoing" it.

 

I go runiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggggg.

 

Yes, I am sure everyone gets some spine pain as we get older. All the pain was/is worth it!

 

Developed osteoarthritis in my foot after my acoustic trauma, interconnected body system... blasted by tinnitus... ouch... no more sports for Daniel.

Now it is swimming everyday, it's cheap and always hot where I live.

 

Kayaking, hiking...

 

I use to be a gym rat basketball junkie. Played full court pickup games for about 30 years until I finally had to give it up because I was just getting hurt too much and too often. I then took up golf, which I also became addicted too. I hope to begin playing again after I fully recover from the serious off road motorcycle accident I was in. I also enjoy hiking and a little bit of snow skiing. I used to race when I was younger, but now I take it easy.

 

Hockey

 

Shiver me timbers.
You need ice for hockey, usually.
Where are you playing hockey at?

 

I don’t play anymore, but I do watch, playoffs now exciting time ...

 

I run. Used to go to gym but because of my low income I don't have money for gym.

 

Start at the beginning. Take a long walk, and build on that. Getting back to building up somewhat of a normal life with this T crap is a real challenge and does not come easy. But it can come....one brick at a time. Just like a building project, you may not notice anything from day to day, but after a few months of taking on the challenge, there will be a noticeable difference in the building project. Start, wherever you are, without dwelling on where you used to be.

 

Brazilian Jui Jitsu and I go to the gym a couple of times a week.