How can I exercise and have fun?

I'm 18 years old, and a bit overweight. I'd love to be able to get out and exercise, but I hate jogging/running and biking is kind of boring. What kind of exercise can I do that will help me to both lose weight AND have fun doing it?

Dance! I do a type of partner dancing called "Ceroc" and in a single 2.5 hour lesson, we take 13,000 steps (I wore a pedometer to a week of classes and took an average).

The Heart Foundation recommends a daily workout of at least 10,000 steps a day... so a single dance lesson will exceed your daily requirement for exercise, and anything else you do during the day is a bonus.

Dancing is loads of fun, and partner dancing is a great way to meet people (particularly for singles, wink wink). I myself met my current girlfriend at dancing, and we've now been going out for a year. :)

go with friends!
Swimming.

And I suspect at one point you're going to have to give something a try. We can't always just have fun in life. Sometimes you just have to do what it takes, and the fun happens along the way.
Find a physical activity that you enjoy and do that instead of exercising. The minute exercising becomes work, it ceases to be fun.
Exercise in general is a drag, so I'm not sure what to tell you. What I do is plan what I'm going to do, then try to watch television while I do it. But, most times that doesn't work. I tend to stop and watch television instead.
"Exercise" and "fun." Those two words don't work well together in a sentence. Hahaha... doesn't seem like it anyway, does it? I have a problem with that too. The one thing that works for me is planting the treadmill right in front of the TV. Maybe that'll do it for you.
Get one of them there pilates exercise balls but be careful to not roll off of it. Seriously. I found the gazelle sprintmaster was pretty easy and fun to use. Again, practice caution until you get your balance figured out. Good luck.

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