Daily exercise is so important
This ... used to be me. I mean, I didn't look like Barbie or any kind of step aerobics instructor, but this was my workout of choice.
Except I had to be
See, I couldn't settle for just any exercise step. This was tall! So I felt I was getting a harder workout! I had to be all Extreme Home Step Aerobics! And sometimes, the milk crate would topple over, so there was an element of danger.
(That's me, Mrs. Element of Danger!)
Or, was me. When you're pregnant and can't see your feet, and when what you're standing on slips underneath you, it's easy to see how the milk crate became my ex-BFF. So I got a
And let me tell you, this stepper is still a hot item around my house. This is how I use my stepper now.
It's a great way to heft my pregnant self onto our tall bed. I don't burn as many calories, and my legs and butt aren't as firm, but I sure can get into and out of bed a lot easier. Who needs danger when a soft pillow awaits?
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posted by Holly at Tropic of Mom at 12:06 AM
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You had me on the edge of my seat -- and the pay off was perfect.
I'm still laughing!
put to good use....... gotta love a good pillow waiting!
tee hee. I'm almost needing a pillow to accompany me to bed ;)
Ha! I know the feeling. We got a new bed when I was 8 months pregnant, so that the old bed could go into the guest room for all the kindly grandparents coming to help. And the new bed was so tall that I had to put a footstool nearby!
Awesome- my auntie uses her stepper as a mini-ladder to the bed too...for her dog!!!
On a somewhat related note, have you tried the Wii Fit for exercise? Preggos heart it! :D
ppfffttt wii fit ... it is great except I have NO BALANCE so it keeps saying "uh oh" in this annoyingly cute voice. I will wait till I have balance again!
hehe on the step ...
That's the very BEST use of a stepper.
Hilarious! I've got a step sitting in my garage....why didn't I think of that when I was preggo?
When I was pregnant with my second child, my husband went and bought a WATERBED. Not the kind with the tubes or the kind inside a mattress, but the big giant bag of water with sheets and blankets on top of it. Getting in and out of bed probably burned enough calories to keep me at 100 pounds flat until I was 25.
Haha, awesome! getting in and out of bed is my favourite exercise of the day (okay, the getting in part... the getting out, not so much.)
I am loving the getting into be stepper...much better use...hehehe! No really though I think it is great to be creative, and milk crates can be so very many things!
What a hoot!
That wii fit hates me too. Now that I've gained 238098908402384 pounds with this pregnancy it basically tells me I'm too fat to play.
I never did have one of those steppers, though I would imagine it would definitely come in handy to help you climb into bed! Our bed is pretty high up and when I was fully pregnant it would literally take me a few minutes to figure out how to climb in bed!!
That's great about your high school friend with 2 sets of twins. I only know one other person who had to do IVF to conceive the 1st set with the 2nd set conceived spontaneously! Maybe the 3 of us should form our own special club!
This is especially funny to me as our exercise bike is currently serving as a drying rack for our clothes since the dryer is on the fritz. Of course, I don't have pregnancy to blame for it. Sigh.
And really when you're preggers that sleep is wayyy more important than the exercise! lol Too funny!
Great use for it! I wish I had one of those things for the same reason when I was pregnant!
Ha! I've never been very into organized exercising with or without a milk crate. But, I can certainly see the use in an aerobic step stool. ;)
LOL! I'm still giggling at the milk crate. That HAD to be killer on your legs during a work out!
Thanks for the laugh! You must've had an awesome backside and legs when you used that crate...oh and GREAT balance! :)
**giggle**
I think I love you.
haha! So inventive and creative! I bet your calves are super after using that milk crate!
bwhwhahaha! I use my husband's childhood chair (complete with "cat sticker") as my step for working out! :)
Ah-if you like the tall step you MUST do Firm Direct workouts and buy their fanny lifter. Yes, that's what they call it! But it's just a really tall step and there is NOTHING like it for getting great looking buns. Seriously. I've been doing The Firm since the early 80's back when they were the first aerobic serious out there that combined hand weights with aerobics for greater fat loss. I still have those VHS tapes that I do, leg warmers and all! And I was using stools and such for years until I finally broke down this year and bought the actual fanny lifter. And this is NOT a spam message I swear. I don't get paid to say any of this. I just really love their workouts. Did one just this morning.
Of course, you'll want to wait until the baby is a few weeks old first.....like when you're getting some sleep again you know.
YOU are a GENIUS!!!
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