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Hot take: My nephew turned my quiet exercise time into a three-ring circus
I was doing my normal routine in the basement with just a mat and some bands. My five-year-old nephew wandered in and decided to copy my moves. He used a broomstick for a barbell and put socks on his hands as gloves. During my lunges, he started racing around me pretending to be a race car. He knocked over a stack of books I use for step-ups. Then he tried to lift a gallon of water like it was a kettlebell and spilled it everywhere. My dog slipped in the water and slid into the wall. Now I have to check if he's napping before I even start, or else it's pure madness.
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nathanh756mo ago
Sounds like your nephew is just speedrunning your workout to its most chaotic form. My own attempts at quiet yoga once turned into a family event where my cat decided the mat was a battleground and my mom started asking if my downward dog looked right. Sometimes you just have to admit defeat and lean into the circus.
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fisher.thomas6mo ago
That "admit defeat and lean into the circus" line is so true. My own living room workouts keep getting taken over by kids thinking it's an obstacle course. You really do have to just laugh and go with it.
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singh.blair4mo ago
Maybe it's just me but this sounds like a hidden win for your nervous system. Kids and dogs don't care about your perfect gym timing, they just want to play. Your nephew was probably trying to connect with you more than he even knew. The chaos might actually be better for your mental health than a strict quiet session. Sometimes the real workout is learning to stay flexible when life spills water everywhere. Just a thought.
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