Following in my Footsteps

I am working out Friday morning in our gym and Belle is down there playing. I grab some dumbbells, put them on my shoulders and start doing walking lunges. She follows suit with her 3 pound dumbbells. Then it's on to squats on the smith machine. She likes to use this bar to practice her gymnastics. When I am done, it's on to the elliptical for one minute. In the meantime Belle drops one weight and decides to jump to the bar with one hand, hold on and do bicep curls. The bar is positioned about a foot over her head. How and why she does this I don't know...all I know is that I had to gloat a little and take some pictures and (sideways, sorry)video.

The Amazing 2 Hour Winter Workout

Okay, here is how it goes. First spend 30 minutes warming up (finding and putting on all winter gear). Second, head outside in fresh snow with children in tow. Third, spend up to 30 minutes on muscle work (packing, rolling, stacking, lifting and shaping snow). Fourth, decorate with rocks, sticks, scarf, hat, and carrot then take picture. And last but not least take another 30 minutes on cardio (throw snowballs, roll in the snow, jump over the snowman, dodge snowballs, save daughter from flying snow, run away from your son that makes the flying snow, and make snow angels. Then 30 minute cool down (remove all snow gear, hang it up to dry, and change into warm clothes) and crash on the living room floor.

Calories burned: 45,631*

*based on a mother's perception