I actually use a push mower. Good exercise.
Faster too. In addition to not having a fixed (slow) forward speed, you can drag it backwards saving the time to turn it around all the time.
I got a push mower, then found I don’t have the stamina for that anymore. Not wanting the headaches of maintaining a gasoline powered mower or hauling around electrical cord while mowing, I opted for lithium ion battery power ... a cordless electric mower.
Amazingly quiet and light weight, the mower doesn’t have the torque of a motorized unit, but excels in everything else. I think I’ll stay with it.