Let’s take a look at some sentences that use gerunds:
Baking is one of my favorite hobbies.
She loves reading books to the children at the library.
When it comes to hunting deer, nobody is better than Leroy.
Katey much prefers playing with kittens to raising them.
The movie star has a very strenuous fitness routine that involves dieting, jogging, sprinting, running, and lifting weights.