As a kid I did _____ and probably burned 1000 cals a day

leslisa

Trying to remember what I did as a kid that I really loved so I can try some of it again. I want my cardio to be fun!!! :bigsmile:

So when I was a kid I know I did hoola hooping and jump roping and probably burned a thousand calories a day.

What did you do? Any and all ideas appreciated!

DonttrythatwithME

rode my bike everywhere

propskat

I climbed trees!

DrMAvDPhD

Took dance lessons from age 3-17. I has 6 pack abs and didn't even realize I was "exercising".

jenniet04

walked, ran, rode my bike, played soccer, hiked, and probably more that I can't think of.

vim_n_vigor

rode my bike, everywhere
jumped rope for hours at a time
played basketball, kickball, any sport really
skateboarded
ran
didn't watch ANY T.V. it was too boring.

Kia148

I went swimming everyday in the summer!

Ketomaniac9

ran all over the place, played basketball/dodgeball all the time.. I miss the days where I could could play for hours and hours and still not get tired lol

roachhaley

Rode my tricycle down the giant hill 100x a day
Pretended to be Gundams with my cousin and had epic battles
Swam for hours and hours in the summertime
Soccer and soccer practice 3x a week

poledancing_ninja

I did absolutely nothing, just sat on my butt and read / played gameboy all day. This is my 'if I had a time machine' regret

PShep17

Climbed trees.
Roller bladed
Cycled everywhere

Expialidojess

Climbed trees, played soccer and tennis, and did dance and gymnastics. I had a 6 pack from gymnastics when I was a teenager. That stuff is a serious workout!!

Oh, and I when I was really little I used to pretend I was riding a horse and would "gallop" in endless circles in our yard. Wore through the grass and everything.

mdbs2004

Chocked the chicken. Damn thing kept coming back...

jessicaj_824

I had a POGO BALL! I used to jump on that friggin thing all day!

grrrlface

skipping, climbing trees, riding my bike, playing british bulldog, playing hide and seek, doing dance routines to our favourite songs.

If I did all that in a day now I'd be so tired... lol

TeachTheGirl

I did absolutely nothing, just sat on my butt and read / played gameboy all day. This is my 'if I had a time machine' regret

This was also me, sadly enough.

My son has boundless energy. I was showing him how to 'bear crawl' the other day and he makes me look like an old lady with how fast he can do it!

SF2514

Skip-it haha. Also when I was younger (16-18 ish) I would ddr for 4-13 hours a day. I hope to get back to that lmao.

jennifer52484

played kick ball, jumped on trampolines, walked to icecream stand:), Rec Basketball, Swimming, barely watched tv.

husker_gal

rode my bike EVERYWHERE

Jumped rope

Swam A LOT

Walked at least 5-10 miles per week (sometimes more)

jedibunny

Rode my bike
Rollerskated/rollerbladed
Walked to school/the corner store/the library/the YMCA
Took swimming lessons regularly
Babysat (i.e., chased small children around for hours)
Took ballet lessons
Built pillow forts
Played on my swingset and jungle gym
...and then became obsessed with video games. lol

_Elemenopee_

This is a PG thread so I'm not at liberty to say :drinker:

AlyRoseNYC

-Played baseball (the ball was usually crumpled paper wrapped in duct tape lol)
-Dodgeball, handball, relay races
-Biking

Now I look around the sidewalks of NYC and most of the time, I don't see many kids. They must be playing with the game systems that they bought with their own money.

Wait. Kids can't afford PS3's.........

SavageFeast

Jumped on a mini trampoline while jumping rope
Did flips on the couch and cartwheels until I got sick

RAF_Guy

Leave the house at 9:00am, find some friends, play football, climb trees, make den's in bushes, try to make an archery bow from a branch and a twig, come home and quickly shove lunch down me so I could go back out and play, ride my bike and try to replicate Evil Kneival stunts down the big hill near our house, fall out with one of my friends, come home for dinner, out again as quick as I could, make friends again with aforemention pal, play some more football, hide and seek and killer, back in the house at 8.00pm for a quick bath and off to bed ready for the next day! No wonder I was so skinny as a kid!!!

bekah_ann13

I never spent any time in front of the television that is for certain. I did just like every other kid who grew up in the 90's and played outside for hours! I climbed trees, rode my bike, skated a bit, ran around playing "tag," I only went inside to get water, go potty, eat and go to sleep.

jryan83

I wasn't crazy active as a child I just ate like a bird. I never really felt hungry. Small portions and mild activity where all I needed as a kid.

Wasn't until 2nd grade and us getting "lunch tickets" we could spend in the cafeteria that I got cookie crazy (huge ones!) that all my problems began.

MinMin97

Cool question. I swam at my grandparents' house...they lived right next door! I am sure I burned THOUSANDS.

johnlatv

played stickball -- for hours
played tennis
road my bike

Amo_Angelus

I rode my bike, roller bladed, climbed rock faces with no safety equipment, walked to and from school (If you saw our hills you'd know why that burned so much) and regulary danced, plus I had a paper route at one point which was killer!

Gidgetfrombama

Swimming, followed by hours of jumping on the trampoline!

quie618

Bicycled all over. When I think about the distance I covered then (about 15 miles at a clip)... I wouldn't be able to do that today!