The kids are supposed to be cleaning their rooms this morning. In reality, Austin is playing with his toys, Abby is dressing up, and Juliet is running between their rooms wreaking havoc. I decided to take advantage of the quiet (Ha!) to squeeze in today's 30 day ab challenge exercise*
I was in the hallway between rooms when Abby waltzes out and asked what I was doing. I told her "30 day Ab Challenge" and she excitedly said, "I want to do it too!" The following occurred:
40 sit ups.
Abby: Oh, that is SO easy!
She proceeds to attempt a few, using her arms to fling herself up. I corrected her form.
Uhm. I'm just going to do 10.
20 crunches.
Abby: Oh, that is SO easy!
She attempts a few.
I'm just going to do 10.
20 reverse crunches (or leg-ups? I don't know what to call them, officially)
Abby: HAHAHAHAHA!!!! No.
30 second plank.
Abby: Oh, that is SO easy!
We start.
Uhm. Tell me when we hit 20.
I finish the 30 seconds.
You know what you really need to do? Do that with Baby on your back.
Me: All done!
Abby: Wait. That's it? Don't we need to do more? That was easy!
She's a real motivator. Eye roll.
* I hurt my foot back in May and promptly put on 10lbs. I still can't exercise fully on it. To add to the frustration, my metabolism has realized I am 35 and decided to shut down completely. I've been trying a few different things to try and kick it back into gear and this is one of them. Albeit, these have been half-assed attempts because it was summer and the kids were home. School is back in session, so no more excuses!
