Meeting Talk

On Saturday I was so excited to decorate my Christmas tree that I forgot to write about what we talked about in the meeting.  So I will do it now.  We talked about ways to Move More.  It is very easy to slum around during the winter because of the not so nice weather, so we made a list of things we can do for exercise FOR FREE at home using things that most of us already have.  

• Upper Body Moving

1. Carrying around a baby (maybe most of us don't have one of those but I do)
2. Arm exercises using water bottles or soup cans instead of free weights
3. Pushing a shopping cart while grocery shopping (place a couple boxes of water bottles on the bottom and the cart can get pretty heavy)
4. Push-ups against the wall
5. Vacuuming

*I should have written it down because there were many many more that I can't remember.

• Lower Body Moving

1. Running or walking up and down the stairs
2. Squats
3. Walking in place

*Again, I really can't remember the rest.

My leader Lisa also talked about how much time we spend doing nothing.  One example she used was when we're popping microwave popcorn, how many of us just stand there and watch it pop?  We could have a water bottle or soup can in each hand doing biceps curls or lifting them over our heads while walking in place for the 2 1/2 minutes it takes for the popping.  

That's the main example I remember.  I can think of a bunch of other examples, but I really don't feel like sitting here anymore.  I just moved, I have a bunch of organizing to do.