do u often catch yourself doing...

mishelnkiki
mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
off the wall exercises when u least expect it??

example 1: the other day my son came running up to me so i lifted him up (36 lbs) and felt a burn in my arms. so i kept doing it in reps of 5. downfall to that, he loved it and kept screaming for another half hour... again mommy... again mommy...

example 2: was taking the laundry over to the laundry room and caught myself doing curls with the laundry detergent!

example 3: and the most ridiculous one yet... i caught myself in the yoga warrior 1 position. did i mention i was in the shower???

just curious to what other ppl do without realizing they are doing it. lol.

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  • melon_e
    melon_e Posts: 58 Member
    Hahahahaha!! I have found myself doing squats in the back of my classroom when my students are taking a test :) LOL
  • aa1440
    aa1440 Posts: 956 Member
    No such thing as off the wall exercises. If it feels good and it's not going to hurt you, go for it.

    I was a weightlifter in my late 20's til mid 30's. Then I started yoga. Trust me, there are no exercises

    that are "off the wall." Keep up the good work.
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    lol! i find myself doing all kindsa crazy stuff. its amazing how different ur life is when u start actually caring about it.
  • live2smyle
    live2smyle Posts: 592 Member
    OK I will play along.....

    I now squat in front of the stove when cooking...up down up down

    I do butt flexes all the time while sitting on the puter (not sure if this is an excersise but its weird)

    I now bend over to pick up stuff off the floor rather than use my feet :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Non excersises I do all the time now....

    I flex my arm muscles like popeye and show them to everyone over n over again :tongue:

    I also do some turbo jam, tae bo moves on my kids joking around telling them I will karate kick their *kitten* :laugh:
  • Ravencjw
    Ravencjw Posts: 18
    It's not really off the wall but I catch myself walking in place in front of the tv once in awhile..
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    OK I will play along.....

    I now squat in front of the stove when cooking...up down up down

    I do butt flexes all the time while sitting on the puter (not sure if this is an excersise but its weird)

    I now bend over to pick up stuff off the floor rather than use my feet :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Non excersises I do all the time now....

    that is GREAT! I completely forgot about my flexes. i flex my sides in the car now when im driving. lol. in beat to the music of course!
    I flex my arm muscles like popeye and show them to everyone over n over again :tongue:

    I also do some turbo jam, tae bo moves on my kids joking around telling them I will karate kick their *kitten* :laugh:
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Well on my walk back to my office from break, I stopped five times to do wall-squats, and then walked the long way back, walking up and down five other rows of cubicles.

    And that's regular for me.
    Or doing squats when I'm at home watching weeds.
  • mideon_696
    mideon_696 Posts: 770 Member
    LOL!

    I used to do all my lifting at home when i first started out (and was much weaker).

    I'd often do a type of farmer's walk....using my then girlfriend as the "weight", haha. Throw her on my shoulder, then she was 80kgs....and walk up and down our place, with 5 half squats at each end...

    now that, was a good workout for someone starting out...these days i can pick her up from the floor in my arms comfortably throw he on the bed haha! and she hasnt lost any weight!
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    can't pass a mirror without flexing my arms thinking man are those really mine, and always flexing my abs I will see a six pack this summer :smokin:
  • mrmarius
    mrmarius Posts: 1,802 Member
    all the time....

    i pick my daughter up(she's 1) and do curls all the time,

    usually when in the mirror i throw a few punches and flex muscles

    i do a swan dive stretch

    at work i do pull ups and dips often
  • monkeybuttsmommy
    monkeybuttsmommy Posts: 343 Member
    Today I doubled my walk time with my dogs just to see how much different it woul feel physically and to see if I would get fatigued. And I am happy to report that it felt BETTER! And I had more energy when I got home! MY FAT CHIHUAHUA kept laying down on ppl's lawns and looking at me like "Mom, can we stop now???" LOL
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    can't pass a mirror without flexing my arms thinking man are those really mine, and always flexing my abs I will see a six pack this summer :smokin:
    i am with u on that one! i WILL see some abs! i will i will i will! and u should flex ur muscles... u have lots of them!
  • BigBeaver
    BigBeaver Posts: 858 Member
    off the wall exercises when u least expect it??

    example 1: the other day my son came running up to me so i lifted him up (36 lbs) and felt a burn in my arms. so i kept doing it in reps of 5. downfall to that, he loved it and kept screaming for another half hour... again mommy... again mommy...

    example 2: was taking the laundry over to the laundry room and caught myself doing curls with the laundry detergent!

    example 3: and the most ridiculous one yet... i caught myself in the yoga warrior 1 position. did i mention i was in the shower???

    just curious to what other ppl do without realizing they are doing it. lol.

    Okay, not to sound too preverted, but I am stuck on example 3--naked yoga in the shower, um, you can send a PM if you would like but please, more details.:devil: :devil: :devil: :wink:
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    off the wall exercises when u least expect it??

    example 1: the other day my son came running up to me so i lifted him up (36 lbs) and felt a burn in my arms. so i kept doing it in reps of 5. downfall to that, he loved it and kept screaming for another half hour... again mommy... again mommy...

    example 2: was taking the laundry over to the laundry room and caught myself doing curls with the laundry detergent!

    example 3: and the most ridiculous one yet... i caught myself in the yoga warrior 1 position. did i mention i was in the shower???

    just curious to what other ppl do without realizing they are doing it. lol.

    Okay, not to sound too preverted, but I am stuck on example 3--naked yoga in the shower, um, you can send a PM if you would like but please, more details.:devil: :devil: :devil: :wink:

    HAHAHAHA! beav... trust me... it was NOT something u would want to see. lol. when i caught myself doing it im like... wtf! seriously! and i have NO coordination so i was slippin and slippin everywhere!
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    can't pass a mirror without flexing my arms thinking man are those really mine, and always flexing my abs I will see a six pack this summer :smokin:
    i am with u on that one! i WILL see some abs! i will i will i will! and u should flex ur muscles... u have lots of them!

    Thanks got those from doing off the wall exercises :noway:
  • BigBeaver
    BigBeaver Posts: 858 Member
    Still have number 3 stuck in my head, dont care what you say, that is all
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Everytime I go to the printer at work I will stretch some part of my body. No point standing there doing nothing :P Especially when the rest of the day is spent sitting on my *kitten*.

    Get my air squats done when I go to the bathroom as well.
  • cindy4mica
    cindy4mica Posts: 777 Member
    when i'm at work standing around waiting for the doc to enter the room for the patient, i do "standing sit-ups" where i crunch my abs the best i can without it being noticeable. i do it with my butt, too:)
  • cklbrown
    cklbrown Posts: 4,696 Member
    I don't stand still when I blowing my hair. I try to do things to work my waist and always butt clenches. Hard to keep a towel on!
  • Housetroll
    Housetroll Posts: 109 Member
    I caught myself doing pivoting lunges when I was vacuuming last night! It felt great!
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    I find myself doing squats while loading laundry. Then yesterday was pushing my son on the swing and went into lunges.
  • RGPargy
    RGPargy Posts: 285 Member
    I quite often end up doing leg presses with my daughter when we play "superman"! Basically, i'm laying on the bed on my back and then i put my feet on her tummy and hold her hands and then WHOOOOOSH!!! I lift my legs up and she feels like she's flying!! She loves them but OMG it kills after about 10 times!
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
    LOL.. these are great. The husband and I do a "jammy jam" with the kids before bedtime if they are well behaved for the day.. basically we let them pick songs from youtube and we all dance around the living room right before bed. Most of the time I use these as an excuse to do extra cardio exercises.. like jumping jacks, punches, buttkicks, high knees, arm circles, etc. Hubby knows what I'm doing but the kids think I'm just dancing. :)
  • Rainbow_Brite86
    Rainbow_Brite86 Posts: 313
    off the wall exercises when u least expect it??

    example 1: the other day my son came running up to me so i lifted him up (36 lbs) and felt a burn in my arms. so i kept doing it in reps of 5. downfall to that, he loved it and kept screaming for another half hour... again mommy... again mommy...

    example 2: was taking the laundry over to the laundry room and caught myself doing curls with the laundry detergent!

    example 3: and the most ridiculous one yet... i caught myself in the yoga warrior 1 position. did i mention i was in the shower???

    just curious to what other ppl do without realizing they are doing it. lol.

    I've actually done all of these,ahaha..and just start dancing with music to burn more calories just because he loves dancing lmbo!
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    When I have to grab paper from the other copy room, I purposely only take one ream at a time so i can get more walking time in. The other copy room is literally one city block away.
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