Working Out Without Working It

I will admit it. I got sucked into watching a marathon of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ yesterday. Yup. A few hours watching teenagers and twenty-somethings twist and jump all over a stage in front of a live studio audience. Reality/game show television at its best. I was transfixed. Couldn’t turn away. Couldn’t turn it off. And yet…the guilt got to me so i started to “work out.” Found a pair of 5lb weights and did 30 minutes of arm exercises. During the commercials i ran up and down the stairs putting laundry away. I didn’t want to miss a single dance step so i took light loads, a drawer worth at a time. During the next segment i moved onto legs: squats, calf raises, lunges, lifts. I promised myself when a new show came on i would turn off the TV and finish doing the dishes, finish washing the floors, finish the laundry, maybe go for a run…
Didn’t happen. This show was never ending! A new episode (?) of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ came on and i moved onto back muscles: dead lifts, arm extensions, cat stretches and twists. 30 minutes worth. Then stomach: lower abs, upper abs, obliques, back to center. Repeat process. All the while keeping an eye on the couples dancing the tango, hip hop, contemporary, salsa. I ended with stretching, 30 minutes of trying to work flexibility back into my life.
In the end, i spent over three hours in front of the TV (so embarrassing!) but i have to admit, it wasn’t a complete waste of time. I’m sore today!