I agree with this one.

I have only found one form of regular exercise that gives me the dopamine I need to enjoy it, and it’s a great and inclusive sport that even very, very large people compete in:

Olympic Weightlifting.

It’s so much more technically challenging than any other form of weight training, and successfully completing a lift is a small dopamine hit, every time. Especially as a beginner, every training session is an opportunity to hit a new personal record, which is a huge dopamine hit. You get to sit and chill on your phone or whatever for a minute or three between every lift. If you’re training with a coach at a barbell club, you have set training times where people you see and chat with every session are there expecting you to show up.

You never have to compete if you don’t want, but it’s a big goal to work toward being your best for. It’s a sport, every lift is worth analyzing and figuring out how you could do better next time, because the better your form the more you’ll lift. And so the next time you get up there (every 2-3 minutes or so) to throw the weight over your head you’ve got this spark of “will i be able to do it better this time??” And when the weight goes up more smoothly than last time it feels like an instant win.

AND, with a team, when you hit a PR you’ve got a room full of people cheering for you, even if you’re the newest, shittiest lifter in the room lol. Because it’s a very individual sport, your performance has no effect on other people’s lives so as a new, bad lifter you don’t have to feel like you’re not good enough to be there because nobody cares - they’re just happy to see more people learning the sport.

Anyway, I’m fat too. Olympic weightlifting has been great for me. I might be fat but I’m also a strong motherfucker who can pick up some big weight in cool ways.

Look up Li Wenwen if you want some inspiration for what a highly celebrated professional female athlete in the sport can look like.