What’s your “weird” exercise habit?

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  • lorenzoinlr
    lorenzoinlr Posts: 338 Member
    edited June 2018
    I check the gym population. If it's kinda crowded I leave and come back.

    I also time my intervals by verbally setting a timer on my I-phone. If it messes it up and I have to do it again I'll often insult the phone.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Follow my structured program everyday. Every rep every set. Even If I'm dead after a 12 hour shift
  • acbraswell
    acbraswell Posts: 238 Member
    Another one I realized last night - When I'm running, I can't stop my run with an odd number, for example, I got to the end of my route last night and it was at 2.84, so I had to go .06 more to have 2.90. Sorry to the lady whose yard I randomly turned around at while she was working in the yard!
  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I've thought of another one as well, I have to count during every workout. Even if I'm doing timed intervals I count each squat/burpee/pushup/etc. Even if I know it doesn't matter, or that I'll forget the number by the next round, I have to count.
  • FL_Hiker
    FL_Hiker Posts: 919 Member
    thereshegoesagain wrote: »
    I'm a lap swimmer 5 days a week at our community rec center.
    When I'm done with my work out I spend about 5 minutes swimming like a dolphin, pushing off the bottom on the pool to see how high I can get, floating on my back as I enjoy the peace and stillness and doing a couple of goofy water aerobics moves from high school days. Really just playing in the water like a kid.
    It took a few weeks for the weird looks from lifeguards and other swimmers to stop but I don't care, it's my favorite 5 minutes of my day and I ain't stopping.

    Totally relate to this 😂 it's fun swimming goofy after swimming with structure and form for hours!
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    I rock back and forth, heel to toe when waiting for something or in line. I rock back & lift my toes, forward and lift my heels. I've done this since I was a small child, I can say that I've always had great calf muscles.
  • Leannep2201
    Leannep2201 Posts: 441 Member
    I’ll randomly count sets of 100 steps when I’m out for a walk.... not constantly, but I’ll often do this several times while walking.
    After a count of 100, I’ll go back to singing along to whatever track is playing through my earphones.
    Obviously all this happens in my head.... would hate to think of the looks I’d get otherwise!!! 😂
  • Arizona_C
    Arizona_C Posts: 1,476 Member
    I tighten my abs whenever Im in public transport.

    I'll stand by a barre in the middle section of the bus or tramway, holding on with just the fingertips. Tighten my abs, then raise on tiptoe to work my balance at the same time
  • dhiammarath
    dhiammarath Posts: 834 Member
    I have a number of weird little habits.
    • I can't stand still -- in lines or talking to coworkers, I sway, shift, bounce on my toes.
    • I walk circles around my husband when we go on our walks. Not only does it get me frowns, but then he tries to grab me and I run away. Only to wait up for him and when I start tugging ahead (I walk way faster naturally than he does), the dance starts again. He laughs, I laugh.
    • I chicken dance when I walk sometimes -- My arms are jealous of my legs, getting all the workout, so they swing. Or flap or whatever. Or air punch because it makes me feel awesome.
    • I have a tendency to walk a few paces, jump a few paces, skip a few paces, walk a few paces... etc, etc.
    • I have the worlds smallest bladder, so I wait until the LAST possible moment to go, but before then I do the pee-pee dance for a good half hour before I finally rush off. But there's a lot of anxious dancing involved in the whole thing. XD
    • When I'm laying on my side watching TV, I hold my arm straight up. Sometimes it wobbles a little and my husband pushes my arm down and I'm like "whups" (usually because it'll block his view).
    • I have the leg jiggle and foot tapping and hairband-wrist-snapping going on too.

    These are the ones I can think of consciously. I'm sure there's more. I'm pretty twitchy. XD

    But. If I sit down and manage not to move, I'll fall asleep 9 times out of 10.
  • mrdowell2017
    mrdowell2017 Posts: 53 Member
    singing along with what ever song comes on lol some funny looks in the gym
  • Strongfitmama100412
    Strongfitmama100412 Posts: 90 Member
    I do calf raises when brushing my teeth, leg lifts when Im lying on my side playing with the baby or kids, and I do 100 pushups before I get in bed.
  • mrschwarten
    mrschwarten Posts: 194 Member
    I've recently started when I need to go upstairs in the house, I'll go up, come back down, and go up again(then do my task). Takes like, 18 extra seconds and my FitBit has been really happy! So has my leg and butt muscles! :p

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