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> I started daily shopping with a backpack to carry what I buy.

I do the same, slightly shorter distance. There's even an exercise that people put rocks into their backpacks and walk around, they call it rucking I think. I could never do that, but bringing the groceries, sure!

Time spent in the car is wasted, time spent walking for groceries is well spent.

Moving back to my hometown of 400k people, I found I don't even need a bike: I can get almost anywhere in an hour's walk!

I love taking photos while on walks and listening to podcasts.

I found bouldering/sport climbing to be able to tickle my it needs to be useful sense. It gives me focus on a task: get up this problem. YMMV of course :)

Treadmills are a form of punishment. Man in motion, going nowhere...

I've taken to forcing myself to walk to the convenience store when I want a single unit of junk food instead of hoarding and binging. Gives me purposeful exercise and limits my spending on crap.

Consider a physical activity that doesn't require your brain and use that time to engage your brain in other ways like listening to audiobooks and podcasts. So instead of "this is my pointless exercise hour", you end up with "this is my audiobook hour".