Does this count as exercise

MamaRiss
MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Sitting on the couch enjoying my down time, looked up just in time to see a gigantic spider ( seriously, it was HUGE) crawling up the arm of the couch. It was literally 5 inches away from my arm. I jumped and ran freaking out, looking for a shoe, then beat the crap out of it for at least 2 minutes. It took me a good 20 minutes for my heart rate to go back to normal.

That counts for something right?

edit because I can't type

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  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    HIIT? (get it, hit...never mind)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    2 min of exercise. I wouldn't count the 20 min of afterburn.
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    knitapeace wrote: »
    HIIT? (get it, hit...never mind)

    totally get it

  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    knitapeace wrote: »
    HIIT? (get it, hit...never mind)

    :laugh:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    depends on if your activity tracker is on the wrist of the hand you were beating the spider with or not.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    You're not serious, right?
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    depends on if your activity tracker is on the wrist of the hand you were beating the spider with or not.

    dang its on my waist band
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    You're not serious, right?

    Just being silly.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    The poor spider :(
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    edited April 2015
    It might, but if turning into a psychotic wigging-out freak of nature at the sight of a spider made you lose weight, I would be -150 by now. You should have seen me the night one decided to make its web on my balcony door...the spider killing shoe (oh yes) stays on the balcony & hence was on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SPIDER.

    I should have completed my weight loss that night.
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    The poor spider :(

    He was coming for me. Self defense
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    totes counts as sprinting.

    I ran to catch the door this morning (okay yogged- about 5 feet) and they go "don't run it's fine"

    I was like- oh no- that was my cardio for the week.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    MamaRiss wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    You're not serious, right?

    Just being silly.

    :bigsmile: Phew, you just never know... I've read some crackers around here :tongue:

  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    totes counts as sprinting.

    I ran to catch the door this morning (okay yogged- about 5 feet) and they go "don't run it's fine"

    I was like- oh no- that was my cardio for the week.

    I made the same joke just last week when I picked up a beer keg at the local brewery and said that it was my strength training for the month... ;)
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    I wonder how much protein a spider has...
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    JohnBarth wrote: »
    I wonder how much protein a spider has...

    Not enough for me to consider eating one

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