As a kid I did _____ and probably burned 1000 cals a day
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I'd do these things for hours without realizing it was exercise. I remember begging my parents to let me go out and play. I wish I still had that attitude about physical activities!
Bike
Roller blades
Hide-n-seek
Climbing trees
Stick ball
Kick ball
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outside all day long... riding bikes, hiking through the woods, swimming and whatever else I could get into.0
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I rode my bike everywhere...and if I did not ride my bike I ran! Also, I am a spaz, so I think just me fidgeting probably burned 1000 calories. I am sure that they would have classified me as ADD back then!!!0
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Played double dutch and chased other children around the neighborhood playing games. Man I miss that energy, but then again what would I do with it? LOL0
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As a kid, I rode my bike, walked, and ran. During the summer I swam a lot, plus worked on a farm!
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during the summer I was on the swim team, and we would practice for at least 2 hours a day. One coach made us dive in with our sweats on, wow, that was a workout!!0
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rode my bike everywhere0
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Rollerbladed, went swimming, rode my bike, played massive village-wide games of tag, took ballet lessons, climbed trees, ran around the beach, and was generally far less lazy :')0
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I definitely burned over 1000 cals doing skip it and hula hooping up and down the blocks....i was so good at it i could hula hoop and skip it at the same time.....damn i miss those days!!!!!
and obviously i was evil ken-evil on my bicycle as well....
man hunt
stick ball
kick ball
soccer
tag
dancing
swimming
you name it....it was doing it!0 -
Walked or rode my bike everywhere, hiking, swimming, jump rope, softball, basketball, volleyball, kickball0
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I rode my Strawberry Shortcake big wheel EVERYWHERE when I was little. Until the damn wheel in front split right in half. Then later I did dance, cheering and baton.0
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I walked EVERYWHERE! Rode my bike in the back yard (lived in the country) - talk about a workout riding through grass fields and peagravel. LOL. Skip-its. Jumping rope. Running around the yard in nonsensical circles. Basketball. Dance class. Swimming ALL summer long.0
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swam all day long - I was lucky enugh to live on a lake in fl -0
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Hopscotch!0
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went swimming, playing manhunt, ran races, played spud0
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Walked or Rode my bike everywhere. Hop Scotch. Jump Rope and we swam in the Bayou all day long and would climb everything . Raced barefooted down dirt rodes .. haha loved being a kid ! Played alot of softball when I got a little older . Kickball and volleyball.0
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Walked for miles around the little track at recess
Climbed on the bars, did flips, and walked the balance beam
Played soccer and roleplayed with all the boys
Running back and forth in gym playing dodge ball, doing multiple pull ups, and climbing to the ceiling on the rope
Biking all over town or walking and exploring different neighborhoods
Riding bike/roller blading/hiking mountain trails/swimming laps/snowboarding & skiing all day long - up at the resort0 -
play double dutch
roller skated
rode my bike
play hide go seek
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I loved roller blading for about 2 hours every night, or riding my bike.0
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Played outside everyday
Rode my Bike or Skateboard everywhere
Took Dance Lessons 2 hours each week
Ran Track
Cheered
Played lots of outdoor games with my brother - Badmitton was my favorite0 -
biking all the time, playing games like tag and mr. wolf, we had a pool till I was 10 so there was always swimming, Jumping rope, swinging till we were even with the bar for hours on end.
In the winter we would go tobogganning and skating and build snowmen and forts, heck just walking to school in the white stuff!0 -
I use to spin in circles staring at the floor0
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Played in the woods - running, jumping, and climbing
built forts
climbed trees
Swung on vines
cheerleading
rode my bike up and down huge hill
flipped cartwheeled and tumbled all over backyard
Jumped rope
skipped
worked in the garden planting and harvesting
chased my cousins through the cornfields
played "Red Rover"
played on school playground
skated up and down sidewalk
Skated in parking lot (we moved to city not nearly fun as it was in country).
Done gymnastics on clothesline - got pretty good I could flip and stick the landing with a 10!
walked to and from school (6 miles one way)
danced and sang with this huge boombox (We had this high front porch that was like a stage so we took turns pretending to be Madonna, cyndi Lauper, Janet Jackson, The Jackson 4 (We only had 4 of us) ect... (This was fun try it sometime).
BREAK DANCING!
walked everywhere i wanted to go like library (4 miles one way)
Played in this HUGE cemetery (Caretaker didn't care we never broke anything and used to pick up trash and limbs for him as we played. Yeah we were the first Goths back in the early 80's having picnicks and hanging out in cemetery. Around here everyone now does this on Sun in Summer. Sooo weird never told anyone about this, but hubby. (I was in my homestate then and moved here 5 yrs ago).
Swam in the river every summer
Tv was only in the Winter and when it got dark. Game system??? What was that?? Didn't have a game system until I was 18 and on my own. Super Mario lol!0 -
great post!
Climbing (monkey bars)
tether ball
soccer
jump rope- a lot
kick ball
tennis
hula hooping
roller blading
gardening
cartwheels
somersaults
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I rode my Strawberry Shortcake big wheel EVERYWHERE when I was little. Until the damn wheel in front split right in half. Then later I did dance, cheering and baton.
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I walked everywhere. Went to skating rink at least wice a week. Teen dances. Swam all day long most days in the summer. Cheered, gymnastics, basketball..You had to yell for me to come in and eat dinner...I miss those days and the ability to do all of them.0
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I walked everywhere, used to dance loads while pretending to be Britney Spears in music videos/on stage, and my dad and I used to go on really long bike rides. I might try doing all three again0
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riding my bike, swimming , playing basketball, football, baseball and in the winter shoveling know in my neighborhood to make a lil cash..0
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I ran track and field and played volleyball alot........Oh and tackle football all the time (during my tomboy days)0
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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.
Ahhh I love skip-its!!!!0
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