Yesterday I had an appointment at the wellness center on campus to go over the results of the fitness test I took a couple of weeks ago. The test measured things like body composition, grip, reach, lung capacity and a few other things.
It was no surprise that my body fat percentage was in the undesirable range or that my reach puts me in the “at risk” category (I can only bend over and reach so far before I hit the wall-the wall being my belly), but I was quite surprised at finding myself “fit” when it came to the amount of crunches I completed in a minute and the number of times I was able to bench press 35 pounds.
I jokingly commented that their standards must be very low because I am in no way fit, but it would seem my upper body gets a regular workout from being required to pick up a 36- pound toddler. I routinely wrestle with Autumn in the morning to get her dressed, pick her up to get hugs and kisses and put her into and pull her out of the car seat. I’m becoming buff without even realizing it.
Now if the bottom half of my body could just catch up, I’d be all set.
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Hey! No idea what’s up with my feeds- I’ve had problems with it in the beginning (it wasn’t showing up on blog lists). Were you getting it in your email?
grrr @ feedburner!!!
Lindsay
I’ve been hoping that carrying Maggie around is a good enough work-out – thanks for the reassurance
Hey at least half of you is in shape!
I’m left-handed, so I often hold Squeaks in my right arm to free up the left one. I’ve freakishly stronger with my right arm now than my left arm.
Heather I give you a lot of credit for going to this wellness center and being tested like this. My little guy is 36 lbs too and my little lady is 27 lbs and I whenever I am carrying them around or lifting them for something or another, I always say well at least I am getting a little bit of a workout. I am soooo out of shape..I would not want to be tested right now!
I’m right there with you; the last time I was at a fitness center I was shocked with the outcome of my fitness test and BMI. Of course, I wasn’t shocked enough to keep using the membership but that’s another story (mainly about laziness!).
Heather, thanks for always dropping by my site….ugghhh, does that mean i may not have a good upper half? my son is 10 yrs old already, lol
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