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

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  • Jessamine
    Jessamine Posts: 226 Member
    I'd do these things for hours without realizing it was exercise. I remember begging my parents to let me go out and play. I wish I still had that attitude about physical activities!

    Bike
    Roller blades
    Hide-n-seek
    Climbing trees
    Stick ball
    Kick ball
    Tag
  • UrbanRunner81
    UrbanRunner81 Posts: 1,207 Member
    outside all day long... riding bikes, hiking through the woods, swimming and whatever else I could get into.
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 866 Member
    I rode my bike everywhere...and if I did not ride my bike I ran! Also, I am a spaz, so I think just me fidgeting probably burned 1000 calories. I am sure that they would have classified me as ADD back then!!!
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
    Played double dutch and chased other children around the neighborhood playing games. Man I miss that energy, but then again what would I do with it? LOL
  • decdav
    decdav Posts: 41 Member
    As a kid, I rode my bike, walked, and ran. During the summer I swam a lot, plus worked on a farm!

    Dave
  • mdsjmom98
    mdsjmom98 Posts: 333 Member
    during the summer I was on the swim team, and we would practice for at least 2 hours a day. One coach made us dive in with our sweats on, wow, that was a workout!!
  • mzpharrell
    mzpharrell Posts: 43 Member
    rode my bike everywhere
    ^^^^^^^same here
  • gaiareeves
    gaiareeves Posts: 292 Member
    Rollerbladed, went swimming, rode my bike, played massive village-wide games of tag, took ballet lessons, climbed trees, ran around the beach, and was generally far less lazy :')
  • NYChick84
    NYChick84 Posts: 331 Member
    I definitely burned over 1000 cals doing skip it and hula hooping up and down the blocks....i was so good at it i could hula hoop and skip it at the same time.....damn i miss those days!!!!!

    and obviously i was evil ken-evil on my bicycle as well....
    man hunt
    stick ball
    kick ball
    soccer
    tag
    dancing
    swimming

    you name it....it was doing it!
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
    Walked or rode my bike everywhere, hiking, swimming, jump rope, softball, basketball, volleyball, kickball
  • beach_please
    beach_please Posts: 533 Member
    I rode my Strawberry Shortcake big wheel EVERYWHERE when I was little. Until the damn wheel in front split right in half. Then later I did dance, cheering and baton.
  • RobynDCrossman
    RobynDCrossman Posts: 252
    I walked EVERYWHERE! Rode my bike in the back yard (lived in the country) - talk about a workout riding through grass fields and peagravel. LOL. Skip-its. Jumping rope. Running around the yard in nonsensical circles. Basketball. Dance class. Swimming ALL summer long.
  • debloves2ride
    debloves2ride Posts: 386
    swam all day long - I was lucky enugh to live on a lake in fl -
  • jsbpitch
    jsbpitch Posts: 19 Member
    Hopscotch!
  • Gioooo
    Gioooo Posts: 301 Member
    went swimming, playing manhunt, ran races, played spud
  • lisahale
    lisahale Posts: 56
    Walked or Rode my bike everywhere. Hop Scotch. Jump Rope and we swam in the Bayou all day long and would climb everything . Raced barefooted down dirt rodes .. haha loved being a kid ! Played alot of softball when I got a little older . Kickball and volleyball.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    Walked for miles around the little track at recess
    Climbed on the bars, did flips, and walked the balance beam
    Played soccer and roleplayed with all the boys
    Running back and forth in gym playing dodge ball, doing multiple pull ups, and climbing to the ceiling on the rope
    Biking all over town or walking and exploring different neighborhoods
    Riding bike/roller blading/hiking mountain trails/swimming laps/snowboarding & skiing all day long - up at the resort
  • JACKYGETNMYBODYBACK
    JACKYGETNMYBODYBACK Posts: 85 Member
    play double dutch
    roller skated
    rode my bike
    play hide go seek
    just played
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    I loved roller blading for about 2 hours every night, or riding my bike. :)
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
    Played outside everyday
    Rode my Bike or Skateboard everywhere
    Took Dance Lessons 2 hours each week
    Ran Track
    Cheered
    Played lots of outdoor games with my brother - Badmitton was my favorite
  • SkettiGurl
    SkettiGurl Posts: 186 Member
    biking all the time, playing games like tag and mr. wolf, we had a pool till I was 10 so there was always swimming, Jumping rope, swinging till we were even with the bar for hours on end.

    In the winter we would go tobogganning and skating and build snowmen and forts, heck just walking to school in the white stuff!
  • cannonsky
    cannonsky Posts: 850 Member
    I use to spin in circles staring at the floor
  • Blaqheart
    Blaqheart Posts: 235
    Played in the woods - running, jumping, and climbing
    built forts
    climbed trees
    Swung on vines
    cheerleading
    rode my bike up and down huge hill
    flipped cartwheeled and tumbled all over backyard
    Jumped rope
    skipped
    worked in the garden planting and harvesting
    chased my cousins through the cornfields
    played "Red Rover"
    played on school playground
    skated up and down sidewalk
    Skated in parking lot (we moved to city not nearly fun as it was in country).
    Done gymnastics on clothesline - got pretty good I could flip and stick the landing with a 10!
    walked to and from school (6 miles one way)
    danced and sang with this huge boombox (We had this high front porch that was like a stage so we took turns pretending to be Madonna, cyndi Lauper, Janet Jackson, The Jackson 4 (We only had 4 of us) ect... (This was fun try it sometime).
    BREAK DANCING!
    walked everywhere i wanted to go like library (4 miles one way)
    Played in this HUGE cemetery (Caretaker didn't care we never broke anything and used to pick up trash and limbs for him as we played. Yeah we were the first Goths back in the early 80's having picnicks and hanging out in cemetery. Around here everyone now does this on Sun in Summer. Sooo weird never told anyone about this, but hubby. (I was in my homestate then and moved here 5 yrs ago).
    Swam in the river every summer
    Tv was only in the Winter and when it got dark. Game system??? What was that?? Didn't have a game system until I was 18 and on my own. Super Mario lol!
  • 2012asv
    2012asv Posts: 702 Member
    great post!

    Climbing (monkey bars)
    tether ball
    soccer
    jump rope- a lot
    kick ball
    tennis
    hula hooping
    roller blading
    gardening
    cartwheels
    somersaults

    Can't wait to get back into all that...
  • 2012asv
    2012asv Posts: 702 Member
    I rode my Strawberry Shortcake big wheel EVERYWHERE when I was little. Until the damn wheel in front split right in half. Then later I did dance, cheering and baton.

    ^That's cute :)
  • stonedrose
    stonedrose Posts: 3 Member
    I walked everywhere. Went to skating rink at least wice a week. Teen dances. Swam all day long most days in the summer. Cheered, gymnastics, basketball..You had to yell for me to come in and eat dinner...I miss those days and the ability to do all of them.
  • emmaonamission
    emmaonamission Posts: 117
    I walked everywhere, used to dance loads while pretending to be Britney Spears in music videos/on stage, and my dad and I used to go on really long bike rides. I might try doing all three again :D
  • 1WorkoutAtATime
    1WorkoutAtATime Posts: 719
    riding my bike, swimming , playing basketball, football, baseball and in the winter shoveling know in my neighborhood to make a lil cash..
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    I ran track and field and played volleyball alot........Oh and tackle football all the time (during my tomboy days) :)
  • jen88ve
    jen88ve Posts: 153
    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.

    Ahhh I love skip-its!!!! :love:

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