fitness, training, working out = who does it?

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What I usually do is one hour of cardiovascular training on the elliptical machine, followed by some weight lifting and 25 minutes of sit-ups. I do that about 4 to 5 times a week. It makes me feel great, exercise is an excellent antidepressant and it builds self-confidence. I usually play loud heavy metal in the background to make it less boring.

Walking is great. I think any kind of exercise does the trick. It's a matter of what suits you best. As long as you keep active. I used to eat a lot, compulsively, and sleep all the time, and it made me feel depressed; when I started working out my whole life changed for the better.

90 miles is a looooong way on a bike. The first 60 miles were great. The last 30- not so much. But the fresh beer at the end was worth it and I'll probably do the ride again next year. Next month I'm doing a similar ride- http://www.wurstride.com/ A 60-miler from Austin to New Braunfels that also has beer that the end.

I belong to a gym (I just joined a new one)
I only get a membership in the colder months though, because when it's warmer I go for very long daily walks, swim frequently, and I do have my own set of home weights. The weight equipment in the gym is so much better though

Now that I have a gym membership, I go with:

45 minutes of cardio (I switch which cardio equipment I use based on which one is farthest away from the majority of the other people), followed by weight lifting...alternating days of upper body/lower body. I also do Yoga.

Nope, I'm not skinny or anything. I have a fairly recently diagnosed thyroid problem (And not the kind that makes you skinny ) so I actually have to work to maintain my curvy shape or else it will turn in to a "Michelin tire man" type shape.

Push-Ups, Sit-ups/Crunches, More Push-Ups, and sprinting.

I'll try prettymuch anything that has a training style (Yoga, Aikido, TaeKwonDo, TaeBo,) and I'm really bad when it comes to buying shiney exercise toys, working the heck out of them for a few months, then letting them gather dust.

So far the only stuff I've found I can be really consistent with is TaeKwonDo, weightlifting and a few basic abdominal exercises.

I keep meaning to actually join a Yoga class so I'll practice it more often but i never do, and the same DVDs get boring after the 30th time.

I am thinking about quitting martial arts to make more time for school, and focusing on weight-lifting again. I don't plan on ever fighting at this point, and I have been feeling like my training has been a bit of a burden lately.

Most of the people I've spoken to who've given up on martial arts have said that they wish they'd kept at least somewhat related to it - I.e that instead of quitting completely they'd just scaled back to 1 session per week, or even 1 session a fortnight, or something similiar instead. Apparantly it is very depressing to rekindle martial arts as an old interest and realise you really suck compared to how you used to be.

There are a lot of benefits to martial arts you wont get from weightifting anyway. Stamina, speed, proprieception, flexibility - all these things suffer from a regimine of weightlifting only.

True. I will have to think about this. I am just sick of injuries, and getting beaten up. Dunno if I should take a break, scale back, or what. Training for me is just a hobby, and I love the sport... I just don't know what to do.