Exercising at home with animals isn't easy

ljs385

I like going to the gym, but for the days when I super done in at work, I thought it would just be easier to work out at home through a youtube video....

Unfortunately I forgot about my bloomin' cats! They get completely in the way by:
- running under me when I'm trying to do a plank
- running through me when I'm doing jumping jacks
- attempting to stand on me when I'm doing crunches

ARGH! :explode:

Anyone else suffer from animals trying to sabotage them?

Jenpickrell

oh my gosh yes! my dog will sit right next to me and lick my face/bite my hair for every sit up and running?! forget about it. He doesnt bark at people, he makes this crazy screeching sound that makes it sound like im killing him and people give me crazy looks.

rduhlir

Ha..I remember when hubby and I started doing P90X last year. We started doing it in the apartments we were in at the time. We have a 3 year old pitty mix named Buster. Well...we were beginning the Ab video when all of a sudden Buster comes over and lays down on his back between us. Hubby and I couldn't finish the workout because we were laughing so hard.

JojoEffeckt164

I keep stepping on one of my cats because he thinks it´s a great idea to stand RIGHT behind me when I do dance workouts... No learning progress... Sometimes it´s his tail, sometimes his foot. He yells at me like i was going to kill him...:noway:

abarefootgirl1970

Indeed. Floor work is always a challange.

YearsWorthOfFAT

omg yes. My pit mix thinks it's cuddle time when i do a plank..

TonyPillz

My cat is a real life garfield , eats poops sleeps , never gets in my ways lol

TheNoLeafClover

My pets think that when I work out, it's play time. If I set a weight down, my cat will lay on it. If I'm struggling with wall squats, my dog comes to my rescue by jumping on my legs. If I'm using resistance bands, he'll suddenly decide he wants to play tug or will try to cover my face with kisses. If I'm doing anything on the floor, he'll either lay on me or attempt to put a toy in my mouth. If I'm punching or kicking, he'll bark at me and excitedly follow me across the floor.

ALNoog

I have a 6 pound yorkie and a 1 1/2 pound Chorkie.... They are both attached to our feet because they have such bad seperation anxiety.... I have to put them in their travel boxes when I work out or Id squash them like bugs

TheNoLeafClover

Ha..I remember when hubby and I started doing P90X last year. We started doing it in the apartments we were in at the time. We have a 3 year old pitty mix named Buster. Well...we were beginning the Ab video when all of a sudden Buster comes over and lays down on his back between us. Hubby and I couldn't finish the workout because we were laughing so hard.

Haha, my dog has done the exact same thing to me while doing that video. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't finish either. It was just too adorable.

cmeade20

Mine think my yoga mat is a pet bed. The second I put it down a dog or cat comes out of nowhere and occupies it.

GBrady43068

- attempting to stand on me when I'm doing crunches
{snippage}

Anyone else suffer from animals trying to sabotage them?

It's not sabotage..they're just 'adding resistance' :bigsmile:

willrun4bagels

One of my dogs tries to join in if I do a 30 Day Shred video. She'll stand super close to me and just stare at me to try to figure out what I'm doing. When I do a yoga video, she'll lay on the floor next to me the whole time lol.

yogicarl

When I read the title of the post I had a vision of someone juggling hamsters!

Buddhasmiracle

No it certainly isn't.
My pitbull lays on my legs, hovers over me, and prances around if I am on the floor.

When I was outdoors working my first pitbull on agility I tripped and broke my ankle, and fell to the ground. As I lay there, she ran over to me, pulled off my wool cap, and ran into the neighbor's yard. Well, that was one way of getting attention and help for me!

mitchiejo

The cat likes to rub on my head and use me as a bridge when I do planks. I've had the cat hanging on my arm while doing pilates hundreds. The other day the dog laid on one side of my yoga mat and the cat on the other while I was doing mat work. I guess it just makes it more exciting.

marvybells

My cats used to do things like that when i was doing a lot of cardio & videos, but these days i am mostly just lifting and they stay out of the way. I think the weights scare them....but the little buggers will sit & stare me down the whole time, no doubt waiting for me to finish up so i can feed them or otherwise attend to their needs

toronto_j

I did an outdoor bootcamp one summer...someone's dog came running over, grabbed a colleague's mat and ran away.

Maybe you could do bicep curls with a cat in each hand.

caroldavison332

They aren't sabotaging you. That's encouragement.

My siberian husky dog tater wakes me for a 1.6 mile walk at 0500. Although I walk another 2.6 miles and climb 20 stairs to commute daily, tater wants to play soccer e era night and another 1.6 mile walk. On the weekends we play non retrieving fetch for 4 hours at the dog park. He only brings the ball halfway back. I have to walk over. Bend down and pick it up. If i stop, tater barks at me. My friend pat has co.passion on me and started playing fetch with tater so I didn't get yelled at. Now tater barks at patrick too. Tater only look soft and fluffy but he has the soul of Jill Ian michaels. He's my fur son Al trainer.

Amandawith3kids

not a pet, but an almost 30 pound 2 year old. he likes to push my knees together and slide down my legs face first and his head mooshes into my belly and then he can flip. couldnt get it on camera. also crawls under me during a plank, runs off with the resistance band, thinks the mat is his personal dance floor, and "helps" me count my reps, by counting 1, 2, 8, 9, 7, 1, 2, 9, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 1, 2.

catladyksa

This particular cat (in my photo) likes to get on the treadmill when I am walking fast on it and she ends up zooooooooming down to the end and jumps off!! Have to get a video of it!! Plus my other furballs like the yoga matt too....especially to stretch and scratch on it!!! Go figure!

tmm_0127

My bully starts out thinking that I'm playing with her, then she gives up and goes to sulk in the corner and shoots me these horrible looks that make me feel super bad. God forbid I get down on the floor, the process starts all over again. Sit ups? She gets a toy, runs to me, and lays across my belly until I play with her. I can usually wrangle the toy from her and throw it, but she always comes back. xD

ratchet2

I have long hair and wear it in a braid when working out. Push ups or crunches have added resistance since either one of my cats lay by my head and tries to catch the braid and when he does, he holds on. Since each cat is 16 lbs, he is not moving when I am moving. If the mats are not out, they both just sit on the couch and watch me.

futurestarz

Ahh these stories are so funny!!! My bulldog sits directly in front of my face when I'm doing downward dog. Or if I'm doing 30 Day Shred, he steals me weights and runs away. Of course, lots of kisses whenever my face is in licking distance. It's so hard to stay focused when I'm trying not to laugh the whole time!

greenmeena

Aww, your kitties just want to help! Work with them, that's what I do. My kitties love it when I do yoga and all that. They tend to stay out of the way when i do 30DShred or belly dance. If they're really a problem, just hiss at them when you're getting into whatever position you want to be cat-free in. Sounds like they're trying to make it more challenging, they want you to be in excellent shape.

squiggysmama

LOL funny you should post this -- after I am recovering from my little pug jumping in the middle of my stomach as I am trying to do crunches this morning Yes, they love to help My kitties and dogs love to be in the middle of what ever I am doing. Exercise is no different. Just relish the fact that they love you, and you're their everything. And move them to the side and try again

missyjane824

My cat generally leaves me alone but I tend to let him hang out on the porch when I'm doing kettlebell swings. I'm scared that he will walk in front or back of me when I'm mid swing and he would wind up with the exercise related injury .

GiGiBeans

My dog once puked on my exercise mat. Not sure if all my hopping made him dizzy or he was commenting on my form. Anyway, I discovered my jump rope scares him - he hides under the bed, so I pull that out and he leaves the room now :laugh:

MinMin97

In for gifs. But no gifs:sad:

MelsAuntie

My dogs don't bother me on the elliptical, but we all know cats are annoying as hell.... shut them out of the room, or stick them in the garage or something.

discoveredamber

My cat freaks out when I try to do a plank. She will lay down and stick her face right under mine look up at me and just meow. Then she will jump on my back and lay down. Hard enough to hold my own weight up. Let alone a cat. Still love mine though.