What I often hear from people is that they really wish they could go to the gym, or do exercise, but simply don't have the time to do so. I don't necessarily buy this. If you really want to work out, you would. The fact that I've not been to the gym this year is nothing to do with a lack of opportunity; it is because mentally I've not been prepared to cross that boundary yet.
Instead I've been looking for ways to be more active within my daily routine. I've talked before about the way I do this during my working day but what about when I am at home? Well, over the last few nights, I've started what I will call bathtime aerobics. My son has a bath every night before bedtime. In the 10 minutes or so of play time that I allow him to pretend he is a pirate, I usually check emails on my phone or catch up with Twitter. There isn't really a large enough window of opportunity to get on the cross-trainer for some serious exercise, but I've now struck upon something which does enough to get the blood pumping.
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| Cover of The Chemical Brothers |
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| Cover of Daft Punk |
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| Cover of LCD Soundsystem |
Before you get too excited, I'm not going to be sticking video footage online. I've no interest in going viral or appearing on RudeTube any time soon. Besides, there are thousands of Gangnam Style parodies to work your way through if that is your poison. It is an odd thing to do, and were my son any older I can only imagine how deep his embarrassment would be, but as things stand it is a useful way to burn a few calories before dinner time. Lets be honest, it can't be much different from playing Just Dance or something similar on the Wii.
This obviously is no replacement for a proper cardio workout, but for a little activity filler it is a chance to reacquaint yourself with some favourite dancefloor classics and get your butt moving. Repeat 7 nights a week and you're looking at approximately 1 hour of activity. Surely even the busiest person averse to the gym can manage that?
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