Election Day Fitness Tip

Hello gals -

First of all, I encourage you to vote today. I get really emotional when I think about the fact that we can participate in the election of our leaders without fear of persecution. Long lines are worth it. (off soapbox now!)

I saw this fun exercise tip in the Washington Post Express today. It was suggested as an alternative to election night celebration/drowning sorrows with food and wine. Instead they suggest exercise. Here is what they said - boiled down a bit.

As you watch the election returns do the following:

* everytime Joe the Plumber is mentioned - do five squats
* everytime a talking head refers to negative campaigning or negative campaign ads, do negative push ups (that's when you don't push up but instead you start with straight arms, go into a push up, allow yourself to get back up into position from your knees, and then do it again.) If the negative push up sounds weird or complicated, just do five regular ones (boy or girl style).
* If the subject of accepting public campaign financing comes up do five lunges on each side.
* When a network calls a state, see what percentage of polls are reporting and then make up the difference in mountain climbers (or marching in place as a modification). For example, if Maryland is called for Obama with 80% of the precincts reporting, then you need to do 20 mountain climbers or march in place for 20 seconds.
* During a commercial break see how many crunches you can do before the coverage returns. Shake things up a bit by doing regular crunches, side crunches, reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, etc.
* When a winner is announced run (or walk) victory laps at a location of your choosing. Since this is 2008 - shoot for 8 laps at a track if you have one nearby. (2 miles)

Anyway, thanks to the Washington Post. I thought this was fun and it spoke directly to our discussion last night about replacing the things in our life that give us pleasure but may sabatoge our goals, with things/activities that support our goals.

Love you all.

Tee