Top 10 Thrifty Excercising Techniques
September 13, 2008 by kellys
Filed under Top 10 lists, children's activity, family, health
I have always wanted to loose weight and get into shape but I refuse to pay for a gym membership. So I started looking around my home to see what we could use to exercise with and found some really easy ideas to exercise for free.
- Arms and shoulders- I play “superbaby” with my son and lift him above my head with repetitions.
- Shoulders – Shake out your shirts and pants several times before you put them in your dryer while they are still wet (for extra weight).
- Forearms – Fill an empty milk jug with water and hold it out straight to strengthen your forearm and wrists.
- Abs – Play horse with your kids by placing them on your legs and lift them while pulling your stomach in.
- Abs – Have your kids sit on your feet and play peak-a-boo as you do a sit up and hide from them when you go down and BOO them when you come up.
- Butt – Peak – a -Boo is a great game here too as you can do squats behind the couch or counter to play with them.
- Thighs – Walk up your stairs several times while carrying your kids.
- Calves – Have your kids ride on your shoulders as you lift up on your toes.
- Legs and Butt – Do lunges around a corner to surprise your kids and hear them laugh. Little Man loves this game.
- Walk/Bike ride – Just get out and play with your kids. They will remember the time, not that you were exercising.
We as a society need to be more active and including our kids in this is how to teach them without them realizing you are exercising. And I love the free part.
#1 made me smile
#10 sounds great. Quality time plus exercise!