If you are looking for a good work out activity, then do something you like and enjoy so you will not mind doing it so much. There are so many good ways to exercise that it's worth your time to find the right thing.

Have you ever bought something like a stationary bicycle or a cross country ski machine? If you have one, move it out of the basement and where you sit and stare at the tube. When you think about it, as you fall into your trance-like state with the TV, you can actually forget you are exercising. You do not even have to buy anything, so that would leave something like calisthenics which is an option. Always proceed with caution if you are out of shape, and just be sure that this is not too much for you.

You of course do your dishes, so even if you have a dishwasher, you still need to rinse and scrape your dishes before you put them into the racks. Calf raises are great to tone up the lower legs, and any time you are stationary for a while, there you go. A lot of cleaning work is repetitive, and that gives you the time and place for these exercises. Do a calf raise and a squat for each dish that you wash or that you put into the dishwasher. You'll get in a great and quick work out every day. Develop the habit of muscle flexing during various times of the day because that will help you more than you realize. You can take the same approach as weight lifters and flex certain muscle groups on different days. The biggest issue for most people is they have a tough time developing the habits so they become ingrained. Look at all the normal activities you do, and you will see lots of places you can flex. When you arrive at that place where you just do it without much thought, then that will be a good accomplishment.

If you want to build up your legs, then try squatting while doing something like brushing your teeth. But you cannot cheat and spend less time on your teeth than you normally would. So then, taking care of your teeth two times every day will develop your legs pretty fast. You have to be patient and work through the initial stages that are not easiest thing to do.

If you want to be different, fill a plastic jug with water and do bicep curls. Also, remember this will not take that long and you can go back to reading without doing curls. You may discover that you want to work out while watching TV and many people say they do this.

If you can get all the exercise you need in an easier way, then that is great and you should do it. Test out as many things as you can because that will almost guarantee you'll find something very good.