Don’t Try This At Your Home

A (skinny) friend recently suggested that one way to squeeze my workouts in with my other commitments is to incorporate exercise throughout my day.

“Do squats while you put away dishes,” she suggested. “Lunge while you vacuum the floors. Wear wrist weights when you dust. Instead of carrying all of the laundry in one basket from room-to-room, make several trips so you get the extra walking in.”

This is all easy for her to say. As I mentioned, she’s skinny. She has no idea that by the time I’ve made one trip up- and downstairs I’m so covered with sweat that I might as well have not bothered showering that morning.

But I do see her point: a little bit of extra thought and effort can actually add up to using some muscles that might otherwise have gone neglected all day long.

Note to self: do not use the kitchen cabinet hardware as handles when doing those squats.

P.S. Don’t forget to buy replacement hardware now.