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

leslisa
leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
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Trying to remember what I did as a kid that I really loved so I can try some of it again. I want my cardio to be fun!!! :bigsmile:

So when I was a kid I know I did hoola hooping and jump roping and probably burned a thousand calories a day.

What did you do? Any and all ideas appreciated!
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  • DonttrythatwithME
    DonttrythatwithME Posts: 214 Member
    rode my bike everywhere
  • propskat
    propskat Posts: 191 Member
    I climbed trees!
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Took dance lessons from age 3-17. I has 6 pack abs and didn't even realize I was "exercising".
  • jenniet04
    jenniet04 Posts: 1,054 Member
    walked, ran, rode my bike, played soccer, hiked, and probably more that I can't think of.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    rode my bike, everywhere
    jumped rope for hours at a time
    played basketball, kickball, any sport really
    skateboarded
    ran
    didn't watch ANY T.V. it was too boring.
  • Kia148
    Kia148 Posts: 192 Member
    I went swimming everyday in the summer!
  • Ketomaniac9
    Ketomaniac9 Posts: 108 Member
    ran all over the place, played basketball/dodgeball all the time.. I miss the days where I could could play for hours and hours and still not get tired lol
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    Rode my tricycle down the giant hill 100x a day
    Pretended to be Gundams with my cousin and had epic battles
    Swam for hours and hours in the summertime
    Soccer and soccer practice 3x a week
  • poledancing_ninja
    poledancing_ninja Posts: 271
    I did absolutely nothing, just sat on my butt and read / played gameboy all day. This is my 'if I had a time machine' regret
  • PShep17
    PShep17 Posts: 221 Member
    Climbed trees.
    Roller bladed
    Cycled everywhere
  • Expialidojess
    Expialidojess Posts: 441 Member
    Climbed trees, played soccer and tennis, and did dance and gymnastics. I had a 6 pack from gymnastics when I was a teenager. That stuff is a serious workout!!

    Oh, and I when I was really little I used to pretend I was riding a horse and would "gallop" in endless circles in our yard. Wore through the grass and everything. :)
  • mdbs2004
    mdbs2004 Posts: 220 Member
    Chocked the chicken. Damn thing kept coming back...
  • jessicaj_824
    jessicaj_824 Posts: 114 Member
    I had a POGO BALL! I used to jump on that friggin thing all day!
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    skipping, climbing trees, riding my bike, playing british bulldog, playing hide and seek, doing dance routines to our favourite songs.

    If I did all that in a day now I'd be so tired... lol
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I did absolutely nothing, just sat on my butt and read / played gameboy all day. This is my 'if I had a time machine' regret

    This was also me, sadly enough.

    My son has boundless energy. I was showing him how to 'bear crawl' the other day and he makes me look like an old lady with how fast he can do it!
  • SF2514
    SF2514 Posts: 794 Member
    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.
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    played kick ball, jumped on trampolines, walked to icecream stand:), Rec Basketball, Swimming, barely watched tv.
  • husker_gal
    husker_gal Posts: 462 Member
    rode my bike EVERYWHERE

    Jumped rope

    Swam A LOT

    Walked at least 5-10 miles per week (sometimes more)
  • jedibunny
    jedibunny Posts: 321
    Rode my bike
    Rollerskated/rollerbladed
    Walked to school/the corner store/the library/the YMCA
    Took swimming lessons regularly
    Babysat (i.e., chased small children around for hours)
    Took ballet lessons
    Built pillow forts
    Played on my swingset and jungle gym
    ...and then became obsessed with video games. lol
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    This is a PG thread so I'm not at liberty to say :drinker:
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    -Played baseball (the ball was usually crumpled paper wrapped in duct tape lol)
    -Dodgeball, handball, relay races
    -Biking

    Now I look around the sidewalks of NYC and most of the time, I don't see many kids. They must be playing with the game systems that they bought with their own money.

    Wait. Kids can't afford PS3's.........
  • SavageFeast
    SavageFeast Posts: 325 Member
    Jumped on a mini trampoline while jumping rope
    Did flips on the couch and cartwheels until I got sick

    :smile:
  • RAF_Guy
    RAF_Guy Posts: 230 Member
    Leave the house at 9:00am, find some friends, play football, climb trees, make den's in bushes, try to make an archery bow from a branch and a twig, come home and quickly shove lunch down me so I could go back out and play, ride my bike and try to replicate Evil Kneival stunts down the big hill near our house, fall out with one of my friends, come home for dinner, out again as quick as I could, make friends again with aforemention pal, play some more football, hide and seek and killer, back in the house at 8.00pm for a quick bath and off to bed ready for the next day! No wonder I was so skinny as a kid!!!
  • bekah_ann13
    bekah_ann13 Posts: 62
    I never spent any time in front of the television that is for certain. I did just like every other kid who grew up in the 90's and played outside for hours! I climbed trees, rode my bike, skated a bit, ran around playing "tag," I only went inside to get water, go potty, eat and go to sleep.
  • jryan83
    jryan83 Posts: 72 Member
    I wasn't crazy active as a child I just ate like a bird. I never really felt hungry. Small portions and mild activity where all I needed as a kid.

    Wasn't until 2nd grade and us getting "lunch tickets" we could spend in the cafeteria that I got cookie crazy (huge ones!) that all my problems began.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Cool question. I swam at my grandparents' house...they lived right next door! I am sure I burned THOUSANDS.
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    played stickball -- for hours
    played tennis
    road my bike
  • Amo_Angelus
    Amo_Angelus Posts: 604 Member
    I rode my bike, roller bladed, climbed rock faces with no safety equipment, walked to and from school (If you saw our hills you'd know why that burned so much) and regulary danced, plus I had a paper route at one point which was killer!
  • Gidgetfrombama
    Gidgetfrombama Posts: 24
    Swimming, followed by hours of jumping on the trampoline!
  • quie618
    quie618 Posts: 102 Member
    Bicycled all over. When I think about the distance I covered then (about 15 miles at a clip)... I wouldn't be able to do that today!

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