I’ve always bragged that I could take the simplest activity and make it a workout.\u00c2\u00a0 Yesterday, that skill was put to the test.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve been hard at work with a 1-1 bootcamp this week and are just exhausted.\u00c2\u00a0 We are implementing a routine for the gym, food, appropriate snacks and portion sizes and burning as many calories as possible.\u00c2\u00a0 However, yesterday, the request was to have fun (she doesn’t find working out as fun as I do) and I wondered what we could do to keep us on the right track but break up the routine a bit.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We opted for miniature golf and then added another game to it.\u00c2\u00a0 We had to find different exercises to do while the other person was on the green, we alternated between holding a squat, single leg balances, pushups, toe raises and jumping jacks.\u00c2\u00a0 There were some steps in between holes, so we added stepups to the mix.\u00c2\u00a0 We played 2 rounds and at the end, were exhausted!\u00c2\u00a0 I was kind of surprised how effective it was.\u00c2\u00a0 At the same time, we had fun and she was extremely happy to get out of the gym.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Now doing stuff like this does cause stares as people watch you workout your way around the course, so be prepared if you decide to play a round.<\/p>\n
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I’ve always bragged that I could take the simplest activity and make it a workout.\u00c2\u00a0 Yesterday, that skill was put to the test.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve been hard at work with a 1-1 bootcamp this week and are just exhausted.\u00c2\u00a0 We are implementing a routine for the gym, food, appropriate snacks and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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I’ve always bragged that I could take the simplest activity and make it a workout.\u00c2\u00a0 Yesterday, that skill was put to the test.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve been hard at work with a 1-1 bootcamp this week and are just exhausted.\u00c2\u00a0 We are implementing a routine for the gym, food, appropriate snacks and portion sizes and burning as many calories as possible.\u00c2\u00a0 However, yesterday, the request was to have fun (she doesn’t find working out as fun as I do) and I wondered what we could do to keep us on the right track but break up the routine a bit.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We opted for miniature golf and then added another game to it.\u00c2\u00a0 We had to find different exercises to do while the other person was on the green, we alternated between holding a squat, single leg balances, pushups, toe raises and jumping jacks.\u00c2\u00a0 There were some steps in between holes, so we added stepups to the mix.\u00c2\u00a0 We played 2 rounds and at the end, were exhausted!\u00c2\u00a0 I was kind of surprised how effective it was.\u00c2\u00a0 At the same time, we had fun and she was extremely happy to get out of the gym.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Now doing stuff like this does cause stares as people watch you workout your way around the course, so be prepared if you decide to play a round.<\/p>\n