What workouts have you loved and hated?

[Anonymous]

Love
-dance (specific class where the first half of the class you follow the teacher in a warm up and the second you learn a basic routine to a throw back song, I don't have room in my brain to retain chereo week to week\0
-body pump
-aqua fit

Hate:
-paddle fit class where the instructor provided no advice on technique, I did enjoy learn to kayak though
-water yoga (so cold and boring!)
-anything with too much jumping

[Anonymous]

I love high-intensity classes: spinning, boot camps, the old-school body pump at Gold's Gym. I don't belong to a gym now, but love that so much good content like this is available for free on youtube. I was late to the Peloton obsession, but absolutely love mine.

On the contrary, I hate low-intensity classes like yoga, barre, pilates. I know they're working me out, but they're so slow and boring that my mind wanders and I feel like I'm wasting time. Ditto for classes that have too much down time - either rest periods or huge amounts of time to teach you choreography.

And swimming - so so so so boring. I want to learn to love it, but I can't.

[Anonymous]

Honestly anything that requires you to
Sign up (kickboxing, Orange Theory, barre) bc I get bored and I feel like doing repetitive stuff can lead to fitness slump and injury. I do YouTube now (mix of Pilates, Caroline Girvan, yoga) and I’m fit.

[Anonymous]

Love:
Running outside
Biking inside and outside
Swimming
Reformer Pilates
Mat Pilates
Yoga
Used to really love Zumba—just moved on

Hate:
Treadmill- so boring
Body pump— I feel like I’m going to injure myself

[Anonymous]

Love:
Heavy weight training, especially leg day.
Running, both slow and steady and sprints/hills, when I am not injured.
P90X (back in the day).

Hate:
Any niche small group classes like orange theory, barre, cardio dance at equinox, etc.

Middle:
Peloton rides - enjoy it when I do them, but don’t get the same high as running.

[Anonymous]

Love:
Hiking / backpacking
Rock climbing
Skiing & snowboarding
Cycling
Weights

Hate:
Running
Anything high impact (joints and bladder can't handle a lot of bouncing)
Contact or competitive sports, I prefer to challenge myself at my own pace and just don't find it motivating to be in a race or competition against others.

[Anonymous]

Love hiking, biking, yoga, walking, Pilates reformer, rower, 90s step videos (Kathy Smith!)

Hate personal training sessions, running, Pilates mat

Barre3 is hit or miss, depending on my mood.

[Anonymous]

I love CrossFit and those style workouts. They can be intense, but the are over quick and I feel amazing all day.

60 minutes:
10-15 minutes warm-up
10-15 minutes on a lift
15-20 minutes WOD

Done, on with the day.

I also enjoy walking, hiking, cycling…but those are activities not workouts for me.

[Anonymous]

I love 12/3/30 (treadmill incline 12, 3mph, 30 min) that I often do it for 60 minutes instead.

[Anonymous]

Hate/Love
Hate running before and during/Love how I feel afterwards and the cardiovascular benefits
Hate paying for expensive Pilates classes/Love doing them and the benefits

Hate
Jazzercise - I was at the wrong stage of life or frame of mind when I tried it. I might love it now.

Love
Fitness Blender (except HIIT workouts with four intervals and ab exercises with intervals longer than 30 seconds and knee slap jumps.)
Weight training

Loved in the past
Exercise TV - this is no longer a thing but I loved it when I had it.
Bodies in Motion with Gilad