workout at the park - FAIL

no useful advice to give, i just wanted to say that you are brave to try public exercise!

Bear crawls.....preferably on grass

Don't forget backwards bear crawls and crab walks, too!

when i was a teenager i saw the urban workout thing on youtube. So i went to the park and started doing hand clap pull ups....after like 2 i missed my grip, hit my chin on the bar and well and trulley snapped my **** up. fun fun lol.

I've had a lot of embarrassing things happen to me in public places. I don't mind sharing. Here are my top 5:

1. I was 10 or 11 yr old and my shoelace wrapped itself around my bike pedal. I went down hard. I probably would have flown over the handle bars from the sudden stop, but my shoelace made that impossible.

2. Had my pants rip on me while bending down to tie my shoe while on a jog. I don't think anyone saw, there weren't many people around to begin with at 6 am. I just wrapped my jacket around my waist and did the walk of shame back to my car.

3. Most embarrassing: Had a sports bra fail on me during a workout class. At least I was wearing a shirt.

4.Worst injury: Slipped while trail running down a mountain and had to limp home 3 miles. Passed a couple of people on the way down who said nothing about the very obvious scrapes and blood everywhere. A couple of weeks later I started having vision problems. The ophthalmologist said I tore a hole in my eye and the fluid buildup caused my retina to detach. Now I have permanent blind spots in that eye, a more narrow field of vision, and some annoying depth perception problems.

5. Most recent, also felt really embarrassed: Was outside using concrete planter blocks in my backyard to do step-ups and the block shifted. I almost managed to catch myself except I turned awkwardly and ended up stepping on my dog who thought it would be a good idea to walk behind me at that very moment. She let out a really load yelp (she's okay though) and all I heard was my neighbor laughing.

I hurt myself skiing and so I went and sat on a bench for about an hour waiting for everyone else to finish their runs. When it was finally time to get up, my cold, injured leg was too stiff to stand on and I collapsed. I had to scoot backwards on my butt through the snow back to the car. I'm probably on YouTube somewhere. :embarassed:

I teach preschool, and I get to play with the kids all the time. Playground/park...same deal, right?

Jump onto a swing and just go for it. It's super fun. And you would be surprised at how your abs and thighs feel after just 10 minutes on a swing. It's a killer.

I've done the whole fitness thing forever. I've humiliated myself too many times to count! Sports bra fail while riding a road bike going fast leaning over the handles...the guys in the car opposite of me were thrilled. Thank God I was younger then! If I flail in Martial Arts class I make this hideous stepped-on-squirrel sound. It always surprises the new people. I've walked into stuff, tripped over stuff, crashed, farted, gotten whacked in the head by various things, and frankly, if it weren't for being in decent shape I'd probably be in a body cast by now....

I Vlogged my fitness walk last week it's embarrassing...enjoy! http://youtu.be/aJl7seLHe2o

"...there's a lot of danger inherent in travel. I know they say to stay put, but I really need to get my cardio in..."

You are lucky to have made it out alive, man. So many dangers in the Ohio wilderness.

I risk it all for fitness! :P

I can't get the youtube link to work. I'm computer challenged. Does it have a regular title I can look up?

I can't get the youtube link to work. I'm computer challenged. Does it have a regular title I can look up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJl7seLHe2o

I haven't had any embarrassing moments YET! But I love working out at our local park.... step ups, push ups, tri-dips, etc. but I do have a 90lbs yellow lab so I'm just waiting for that moment when I'm about to step-up and a squirrel catches his eye .....off we will go!

Your story sounds painful tho! Try keeping the ego in check....

Tony, watched your video. Thank goodness you had your attack dog with you!

I decided to stop by the park for some inline skating before heading home from work. Tripped, fell and slid chest-first down the asphalt trail, then got up to find that every single button had been torn from my shirt. My bra, though intact, was not a sports bra, and certainly not meant for public viewing. I had to skate about a mile, past several astonished family units out for some air, in order to get back to my car.

When I was a kid I was playing hopscotch with a friend outside. I fell over and broke my foot. I remember crawling up the steps, into the house, and then up more steps to get my mom, who was asleep (she worked nights) Her first question, and the one I've never been able to answer: "How the HECK did you manage this?"

More recently I decided to take advantage of the nice spring weather and go for a walk in our local park. Allergies and asthma got the better of me and at one point I was sort of hunched over trying to catch my breath. There was a large group of people in the park shelter next to the path I was on, just staring at me. Probably wondering if I was going to die. I was less than half a mile away from my starting point when I gave up and went home. Normally I do 2-4 miles.