This is exactly it
I loved the academic subjects I did at school *because* I was good at them and hated the humiliation that was trying to do sports, especially knowing that I was good at other stuff. I'm only now just about managing to enjoy exercise because I've found things that aren't competitive like yoga and ballroom dancing and other people of all abilities do them for fun too and nobody cares if you're no good. (I'm no good.)
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 17:06, 1 reply)

Pff
Ballroom dancing non-competitive? I've seen Strictly Ballroom. They're bastards.
(rockdoctor, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 17:31, closed)

Ok, so they have "dancesport" classes
I go to the "social" dance classes (for the people not good enough to compete). And Strictly Ballroom is *hilarious*.

I have been told by friends that competitive yoga exists too. I'm not sure I believe them.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 17:43, closed)

I can well believe it
Every time I go I get told not to do the 'difficult' moves (on account me being useless), whilst being observed mockingly by middle-aged women. The competitive bitches.
(rockdoctor, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 17:51, closed)