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Unconventional Exercise

spectrachic311 said: "My husband LOVES to cut wood and he'd do it all day if he could. Back when he DID cut/split wood all day, he had a major six-pack. I'm secretly hoping the house we buy has a wood stove so he can cut wood. :)"

klynnfosh said: "I loved this post Shorti! It is true if we are doing physical things as home repair and stacking wood it counts as exercise and your muscle definitely will tell you they have had a workout."

angel_rising said: "Great post. There are plenty of ways to get in some good excersize. Anyone feel like cutting my lawn with a pair of scissors this summer? Good for you shorti. I probably would have quit after about a half an hour. I hate manual labor. Angel"

Diamond said: "That's like a lumberjack workout. How are you feeling today?"

Diamond said: "Sounds like you had a big weekend doing hard work. That counts double!"

lakelady said: "This IS a great post. My teen tries the, 'but mom you LOVE to exercise', as an excuse to try to get ME to mow the lawn instead of him!"

**Shorti** said: "Hi all. This weekend I learned a VERY important lesson when it comes to exercise. Exercise/weight lifting in no way means you have to go to a gym. Case in point - I volunteered myself this weekend to help my parents remodel their retirement home. In doing so I have learned some very innovative ways to exercise: [SIZE="4"][B][U]Carpet Cardio:[/U][/B][/SIZE] Step 1)Peel up dirty, 25 year old carpet length-wise. Cut along folded seam and roll carpet up into a small roll. Secure carpet roll with masking tape, carrying out of the room , and toss into back of trash pick up. Repeat exercise until all the carpet is disposed of. Step 2) Peel back carpet padding and repeat roll technique. Continue until all carpet padding is disposed of. Step 3) Obtain the workout tool know as a 'hammer' and a 'handled chisel'. Bend over and chisel off the carpet tack strips all the way around the room. Don't forget to pull out ALL staples in the floor as you go along. Repeat this motion until the entire room is clear. [I]Repeat Steps 1-3 on [B]ALL THE BEDROOMS IN THE HOUSE[/B]....mine was a total of 3. Muscles worked: Hamstrings, Quads, Gluteal, Calves, Biceps, Triceps, Back, Shoulders, and the Heart.[/I] [U] [SIZE="4"][B]The Bathroom Race[/B][/SIZE][/U] Step 1) Carefully remove the sink, vanity, and toilet from the bathroom. this should take no longer than 30 min with a trained professional 'spotting' you. Step 2) With a hand saw cut the drywall around the tub approx. 2 inch from the rim of the shower/tub. Cut slowly as too avoid cutting through electrical wires. :) Use weight called 'hammer' and 'screwdriver' to carefully remove drywall from lip. Step 3) Rip out side and back of shower once loosened. Step 4) Saw-zaw the tub in half in order to rip out of the wall. Please [B]BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO LET SAW-ZAW GO THROUGH DRYWALL ON EDGE OF TUB.[/B] This [U]will[/U] result in a hole in the dining room drywall...... it was dad's fault I swear!! Step 5) [U]THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP.[/U] Hand chisel the 25 year old [B]GLUED[/B] lamenate flooring off of the floor. Hand and knees, no cheating with a glue removal product. [I] Muscles worked: Hamstrings, Quads, Gluteal, Calves, Biceps, Triceps, Back, Shoulders, Hand muscles, fingers joints, and the Heart.[/I] [SIZE="4"][B][U]Wood Stack Routine[/U][/B][/SIZE] Step 1) Question Father about why exactly he required an [B]ENTIRE CORD[/B] of wood. Once your heart rate is up from this question answer section. Begin step 2, Step 2) Carry wood 1-2 pieces at a time into the wood house. Jig-saw the wood pieces to fit securely on wood rack. Step 3) Repeat Step 2 about 500 times or until the ENTIRE CORD OF WOOD is stacked. Step 4) Question father again about why they seemed to have delivered a CORD and a HALF of wood. Again, this will raise your heart rate to the appropriate 'fat burning' level. [I] Muscles worked: Hamstrings, Quads, Gluteal, Calves, Biceps, Triceps, Back, Shoulders, and the Heart.[/I] I hope these exercises has inspired some of you to also engage in unconventional exercise. Now if you don't mind I am going to go pass out now. Wake me up in 3 days when my muscles stop trying to escape my body through my skin. Thank you.:grin:"

**Shorti** said: "I am just tired in general. After doing the work at the house on Saturday I left their house and joined my BF at his work. Where we worked until 12:30am. Then we came home...got up the next morning and went back to my parents house for another day of work. So in general I am just really tired. My hamstrings hurt the most...and my back. removing those carpet strips and staples was murder on my hamstrings"

JasonMinus100Pounds said: "Oh i know ALL about this workout. I do it more days than not :)"

fred said: "My unconventional exercise involves borrowing my neighbor's dog, Ella. She's a mix of greyhound and lab. I take her to the riverwalk in Austin and we run and play until we're both exhausted. A less fun exercise is unloading an entire pallet of brake rotors and batteries and putting them onto shelves at work. It's very good for the legs and butt."

magickalfairy111 said: "LOL I really enjoyed those. My unconventional exercise was trying to push a car. Instead of using my hands I was using my romp.(Thats what happens when you don't invest in gloves.) BOY my legs where burning along with my butt and my calves."