Getting Exercise While Blogging
In case you’re curious, I’m still keeping up with using my new treadmill while blogging — a fact that’s surprised my husband. When he first rearranged our furniture to make room for the treadmill and then rigged it so I could type while walking (by slapping a board on top of my treadmill’s hand rails and clamping it down with inexpensive vise grips), he figured I’d tire of it in a day or two.
Silly man.
The sole reason why I haven’t been much for exercising in the past is the very same one that keeps many people from doing it: it takes time away from other things that are either more pressing or more fun.
In my case, both homeschooling and my work online keep me busy the majority of the day. When I’ve finished those there’s still dinner to cook, dishes to wash and a list of chores that have to be done. Making time for exercise has — until now — meant letting one of those other things slide and I’m far too much of a neat freak to let housekeeping go for long.
But combining two things so I can accomplish them both in the time it takes to do one? That appeals to the efficiency freak in me big time. Best yet, by blogging as I exercise I almost don’t notice that I’m exercising at all.
Hey, lookee there: I just crossed the 1-hour workout mark in the time it took to read email, browse news headlines, check on the shipment status of the Skinny Bitch cookbook I just ordered and type this here post.
Total calories burned in today’s workout (2 mph walk): 180
Total pounds lost since I began blogging from my treadmill: FOUR
Walk on.
7 Responses to “Getting Exercise While Blogging”
I might have to try this. Of course, I’ll make excuses for like a month and a half before I actually try it, but you’ve made me start considering it.
I made excuses for a while, too, the biggest of which was that I didn’t have a treadmill. I kept thinking that since I own an exercise bike which I hate and don’t use, I shouldn’t spend the additional money on a treadmill which I might hate and not use.
But that didn’t get my money for the exercise bike back, and it didn’t get me exercising, either.
I finally decided that I’d give it a try and if I couldn’t blog while walking on the treadmill then I’d return it. Plain and simple.
It took me an hour to realize that I’d found a way to workout that doesn’t bore me (I’m typing or watching TV after all), doesn’t really require me to set aside any special time, doesn’t cost monthly membership fees and for which I don’t have to be particularly coordinated (which I’m not).
I actually LIKE doing this.
That is SO my plan whenever we move! I’ve already told a friend I’ll give her a good deal on an elliptical so I can buy a treadmill.
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My exercise bike is going in next month’s garage sale. I’m not going to be sorry to see it go. But I do love my treadmill — heck, I’m on it right now while typing this. I had no idea it would be this easy to combine exercise with things I’m doing already.
It’s such a great idea. I should get a treadmill.
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One lesson I’ve learned: keep a towel nearby. Keyboards and sweat don’t mix.