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[Sirus]

I get in and out of my truck a few dozen times each day, crank lots of trailer landing gear up and down, crawl under trailers to place and remove locks, usually have to walk two-three minutes to get food or use the restroom and another two-three minutes back...lots of repetitive stuff interspersed with long periods of sitting down. Doesn't sound like much but you really start to feel sore after doing it several days in a row.

[IronTomato]

I've recently started doing push-ups, crunches, running, and other such exercise because my school's PE thing has decided that it should be mandatory to exercise, outside of school, as homework. And if you don't improve, no A for you!

And also, every freshman has to take PE!

Unfortunately, the asscracks don't acknowledge that I will likely show little to no improvement, because the only evaluations we have are a PACER test, (basically running back and forth over and over) and a sit-and-reach test. I always do bad on the PACER because my exercise induced asthma demands that I stop pretty soon, made worse by the gym's dusty floors, and on the sit-and-reach because the backs of my legs are extremely tight for reason's I don't know.

ALSO MY ARMS FRICKIN' HURT. EXERCIZ I HAIT U.

[acetech09]

~Snip~

If you play the asthma card that should get you exempted pretty quick from that sort of stuff. Certainly was that way at my secondary.

[NRDL]

How have I missed this thread?

I've got a pull up bar, and not much else.  I do irregular amounts of pull ups, push ups, abdominal exercises, and jump squats, but really, what I need more than equipment is dedication and actual routine. 

Might sign up to a gym sometime this year though. 

[itisnotlogical]

Whenever I feel like it, I have a 15-pound dumbbell that I lift in various configurations, in addition to squats and leg lifts. I use this website to find new ways to lift the same stupid weight, but I'm basically effing around without a clue.

My endurance only really lasts 12 minutes, if I'm having a great day and slept well the night before. I try to run sometimes, but I can barely make it halfway around a track before I'm literally exhausted.

What I'd really like to do is dance, but I haven't found any opportunities except a local club with a pricey entrance fee. I really wish that I had some friends who liked to dance, but I can't even convince people to jog with me, let alone learn a dance of any kind.

[Mephisto]

Ye gods! I did two reps of the workout I linked in the OP. A day and a half later, I'm still sore all over.

[itisnotlogical]

Ye gods! I did two reps of the workout I linked in the OP. A day and a half later, I'm still sore all over.

Since my post above, I did two reps of the very same. I can barely move my legs without feeling weird stretching and pulling. Not looking forward to the soreness that's going to come later today

[IronTomato]

~Snip~

If you play the asthma card that should get you exempted pretty quick from that sort of stuff. Certainly was that way at my secondary.

Not when your school is made of idiots. 

[Jopax]

You gotta power trough the first few weeks of the pains, after a while you don't really feel them anymore and your stamina should increase quite a bit, even if you don't notice it that much (I only really noticed it when I had to do 20 push-ups right after a half hour warmup before Taekwondo).

I don't exercise that much, not as much as I could, or should honestly, mostly because I can't really motivate myself to stick to a schedule. I do have one weight and  I sporadically use it, and do some push ups and attempt pull ups, mostly because my upper body is laughably weak. My legs are much better off though because I walk up and down hills almost every day (damn hilly city).

[IronTomato]

I did like 50 jack knives last night because I couldn't feel anything, and eventually gave up, believing that I must be doing it wrong.

I can definitely feel something now. It hurts like hell just to laugh. 

[MaximumZero]

Don't forget about plyometrics, guys. You don't need lots of equipment to feel the burn.

[Mephisto]

Don't forget about plyometrics, guys. You don't need lots of equipment to feel the burn.

Aye. My only piece of equipment is a gallon jug of water.

[scrdest]

I've done full four out of six weeks of Weider Six, a while before my parents, who were training with me gave up on it, and after that I only managed to force myself to finish the fourth week before I lost motivation, but the effects are still there.

By the way, I cannot seem to do situps without unpleasantly rolling my lower back's part of spine on the floor as I lay back down, and resulting in my lower back feeling like it's on fire after I finish the exercise. WHAT DO?!

[MaximumZero]

Did 40 incline pushups today. I know it's not much, but it's more than I've done in a while, and I'm sick.

I've done full four out of six weeks of Weider Six, a while before my parents, who were training with me gave up on it, and after that I only managed to force myself to finish the fourth week before I lost motivation, but the effects are still there.

By the way, I cannot seem to do situps without unpleasantly rolling my lower back's part of spine on the floor as I lay back down, and resulting in my lower back feeling like it's on fire after I finish the exercise. WHAT DO?!

Get a mat, or do them on carpet. Failing that, put your knees up higher to flatten out your lower back.

[jhxmt]

I run a couple of times a week (3-5 miles each run on average), and I go climbing (technically bouldering) once a week.  Other than that, I walk to and from work each day (half hour each way), but that's pretty much it.