Comment by noneeeed

Couldn't agree more.

I know a number of older/retired people who are in good health into their 70s and 80s. None of them "do exercise" in the sense of going to the gym, but all of them do sports/activity of some form and keep moving. They all walk places rather than taking the car (they have the time) and they do things like biking long distances with friends or playing tennis or badminton. If you're like one I know (84) you walk two miles each way to play badminton with your friends.

Sure there are health benefits, but they all do these things because of the intrinsic enjoyment and satisfaction.

Once my health is good enough to start running again I'll get back to running 20-30km a week, not for the health benefits, but because I get enjoyment from running in the countyside with a podcast on. I run because I love running. I walk a lot because I love to walk and more.

I want to be fit so I can run and walk, rather than the other way round, and I think that's the best long-term way to stay fit an healthy.