What most now prioritize is to keep themselves active. To proactively move their bodies forward any way they can, to get the internals rejuvenated, to look refreshed, become more fit with a healthier outward resolution on the mind and the skin. So there really are no excuses or suitable alternates but to exercise.
Some will exercise until it hurts, will force body movement just to sweat more.
Most now surrender to the “use it or lose it” protocol, to sum up the reasons why they walk, run, jump, lift, and …