My New Favorite Exercise: Chair Dancing
In my line of work – internet work from home consisting of much stress and much ass-in-chair time – I’ll be the first to tell you that I don’t get a lot of exercise. It’s one more thing that I have to work into my schedule during the day, and I would be lying if I said that some days I don’t think it’s too much of a bother and skip formal stuff.
Ew. I hate confessions, but there you go. Exercise is one of those things I struggle with. However, I’ve found something that makes the struggle a little less difficult.
I have discovered my new favourite exercise: Chair Dancing
Yes, my friends, I have been converted to the way of chair dancing. Undoubtedly something that will thoroughly embarrass my future children in years to come.
Because of too many things going on, I worked most of this weekend. Usually on weekends my husband I and get out and about to do stuff. Be active. Spend time together outside our dingy little flat. When I have to work, this doesn’t happen in the least and I lose what exercise I have.
This past weekend, though, chair dancing has saved me, if only a little bit.
Without really realizing what I was doing for a while, I had my headphones on as I was working and be-bopped around to the music. Twisting around, bouncing around, moving my head and shoulders… Even a little head banging. I was doing it all! And for hours!
Sure, it might not be the best cardio, but it’s exercise that I can do while working. And when I get busy, it doesn’t get much better than that.
July 15th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I do this sometimes while working on photos. Especially if I have Sam next to me. He loves it and it takes away the boredom of the down time. Just wait til you have kids and you are be-bopping in the kitchen while making dinner so they’ll stop screaming long enough for you to actually cook dinner.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Oh, boy. I hadn’t even thought about kids. My respect for you increases tenfold.