Exercise "extra credit"

dorothytd

So I forced myself to get up and go for a run this morning. That's not a big deal, but It took me about 20 minutes to gear up - two pairs of pants, three shirts, head thingy, gloves... So I felt like I should get extra credit for all that prep time!

What "extras" go into your workouts for which you should get some credit?

beachlover317

Sit up to get out of bed, squats on the toilet, coffee cup raises, high knees to get into work out clothes, loading weights on the bar, and then I get to work out. Sound good?

healthymebetterme

Finding and putting on BOTH of my sports bras! That's exercise in itself!

dorothytd

Finding and putting on BOTH of my sports bras! That's exercise in itself!

I don't have that problem, but removing the sweaty one is a workout!!!

dorothytd

Sit up to get out of bed, squats on the toilet, coffee cup raises, high knees to get into work out clothes, loading weights on the bar, and then I get to work out. Sound good?

There you go! I am soooo glad I don't have to clean your toilet!!!

Tkichler

Finding and putting on BOTH of my sports bras! That's exercise in itself!

AMEN to that!!

BunniPage

Finding and putting on BOTH of my sports bras! That's exercise in itself!

^^^ This. lol.

Mutant13

Not throwing kettle bells at the d-bags who don't follow gym etiquette?

usmcmp

Grocery shopping with kids should be considered a workout. Lift them in, take them out, lift them in, take them out, chase down the aisle, carry out screaming, pin them down and strap them in. (Okay not every trip goes that way).

dorothytd

Grocery shopping with kids should be considered a workout. Lift them in, take them out, lift them in, take them out, chase down the aisle, carry out screaming, pin them down and strap them in. (Okay not every trip goes that way).

No ... just most of them! Best thing ever when the kids were younger was finding a store that had child care. Grocery shopping became a date!

RaeN81

30 below and I am going to swim laps. Enough said.

dorothytd

30 below and I am going to swim laps. Enough said.

Extra, extra credit!!

BigDnSW

Inappropriate response and forgive me, but lots of foreplay :laugh:

dorothytd

Inappropriate response and forgive me, but lots of foreplay :laugh:

Yep, extra credit for sure!

sammyneb

Getting all geared up to run outside thinking it is 0 degrees, going outside and realizing it is like 15 and you need to re-dress

Illona88

I went for a two hour walk in the woods a couple of days ago.

The woods were half flooded and muddy as hell.
It was more like walking through a swamp, so I logged it as 10 minutes more than it actually took me.

JustPeachy044

rolling my a** out of bed at 4:15 and driving 15 minutes to the gym to be ready to go at 5 AM.

MMark2012

I never consider what time it takes to get ready for workouts extra! When I "lived" in snow-country(NE USA) I took the time to have every type of running clothing in one drawer, even at work! After finding out the outside temp, I would grab what I needed for that day to be able to run. That drawer was my "no excuses to avoid running" drawer! It also made me "get in tune" to what I needed on different types of days!
On weekends I would run "monster"type of runs! I would grab from a drawer and throw in a small backpack everything from water-filled bottle, to crampons, to fleece neck scarves, etc.
Because of those drawers, and my desire to "get going", it has never taken me long to go running!

(time is like money to me, and I never squander either)

Spatialized

Exercise extra credit? Commuting with studded tires on the bike. They don't roll nearly as smoothly as my slicks! And commuting with temps in the teens.

dorothytd

I never consider what time it takes to get ready for workouts extra! When I "lived" in snow-country(NE USA) I took the time to have every type of running clothing in one drawer, even at work! After finding out the outside temp, I would grab what I needed for that day to be able to run. That drawer was my "no excuses to avoid running" drawer! It also made me "get in tune" to what I needed on different types of days!
On weekends I would run "monster"type of runs! I would grab from a drawer and throw in a small backpack everything from water-filled bottle, to crampons, to fleece neck scarves, etc.
Because of those drawers, and my desire to "get going", it has never taken me long to go running!

(time is like money to me, and I never squander either)

Awesome prep on your part - I did have everything ready to go - it was just a lot of effort to pile it on! I will look forward to the return of warm weather...

dorothytd

Exercise extra credit? Commuting with studded tires on the bike. They don't roll nearly as smoothly as my slicks! And commuting with temps in the teens.

Wow!

Rhia55

I'm not sure it's the same thing, but I deliver for a local paper, so I have to get up, dress in 3 layers, go to the center, bag the papers, lug them to the Jeep, load them and then drive to the route and deliver them. That's the exercise part. My legs have been aching all the way up to my hips.

iampanda

Grocery shopping with kids should be considered a workout. Lift them in, take them out, lift them in, take them out, chase down the aisle, carry out screaming, pin them down and strap them in. (Okay not every trip goes that way).

No ... just most of them! Best thing ever when the kids were younger was finding a store that had child care. Grocery shopping became a date!

Ok, whoa. They have those!?!?! (I basically live in the woods- this is news to me!)

stefanieceleste0530

Lifting two 14 lb cats off my lap just so I can get up and get out of the house??