Sometimes you have to take exercise back to the days of your childhood. The days when you spent hour after hour outside playing with your friends until you mom screamed out the front door that the street lights were about to come one. Honey...she didn't need to scream...I was already on my way...I didn't want a butt whipping.
I say that to say...that the exercise that we just considered playing in our childhood still has the same health benefits. Yesterday, I jumped rope for a good 15 minutes and tried (it was a sin and a shame) to hula hoop. Like seriously...who forgets how to hula hoop...obviously me. It was so much fun. My kids were upstairs cleaning their rooms. But my youngest just sat in the chair and watched me. He was so fascinated. Why can't all exercise be this fun? I enjoyed myself. It would have been even better if there were 2 other girls around so we could have gotten in a game of double dutch. I would have tore that up. Next on the agenda of playful exercise is a game of hop scotch. My daughter loves this. I can't wait.
I hope you are still working toward your health goals for the new year. I am. When I get home from work this morning I'm signing up for two 5k races. The first is in March. I'm not sure when the other is...but it is awesome. It is an electric light display 5k. Austin always has some weird type of race going on during race season.
In the weight loss department I'm down to an all time low of 237 lbs. Yup...I weigh myself twice a week. Once on Sunday morning and then again on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to reaching my goal by my birthday.
Have a great week my friends.
P.S. The kid shows Calliou and Max & Ruby are the devil.
10 comments:
I wish I had friends to double dutch with too.... Solo jump rope just isn't that much fun....
Awe...My son loved those shows when he was a little tike. I tried to hula hoop in WalMart last week...epic fail! Why is that???
237...girl you are doing awesome! So proud of you!!! :)
I didn't even know Caliou was still on. I can't wait until it's warm here so I can jump rope. You're doing great this year....you'll meet your goal. xoxo
Congratulations on your weight! I LOVE skipping rope. I have never been good at hula hoping. I know that Kelly Osborn hula hoops for 5 minutes every morning and night and she has lost 2 inches on her waist in 2 weeks!
Rock on Dawnya!!! I used to LOVE jump rope - we did it in elementary school all during recess - along with tetherball. I loved it. We also used to do Jump Rope for Heart, where we would do routines and stuff to individual jump rope. Love it! Who says there's no fun in exercise!
I loved jump rope and hula hoop when I was younger. I was skipping for awhile. Once my back is on the mend I'm going to start up again. You now you can get light up hula hoops! They funky!
Rock on rockstar!! I'm rootin for you big time!
You go girl! I'm coming through Austin around the 03/08 and then again 03/11... we need to have a lunch and you can meet Steve!
Also, eff those shows. You know what I hate WORSE than those shows? When I'm in the living room watching with the boys and they leave out of the room and I don't notice for a couple minutes and I'm just in there watching by myself. Ugh.
Great Job on keeping up with the weight loss!! You're doing awesome and totally make me wnt to grab a jump rope. I haven't done it in forever!! And I hate Calilou! How long is that child goin to be bald for?? Haha
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