Watching A Place Further Than The Universe plus some positive experiences at around the time I first watched it made me appreciate certain types of travel and going outside.
My rating history reflected it. Originally, it’s an almost-masterpiece 9/10. Now it’s my #4 best overall and a regular to-rewatch.
I’d imagine Umamusume got plenty of people into either IRL horseracing or running.
Personally, I watched the more hyped races - including some that haven’t been adapted to anime yet.
My favourites include:
A more meta one is Gundam: Witch from Mercury starting my real interest in anime.