Paige and Graham and I were listening to NPR today as we did a drive-by at the fire station with our plastic fireman hats on. The story was about the latest fitness craze, hula hooping. You say it minus the word hula these days, it's hooping. The story chronologued the evolution of the craze from a live band performance in Telluride to the gyms of Manhattan. The band's music played in the background, and Paige blurted out, "Disco, noosic, Disco Mommy!" It was an improv band that sounded like a rehashing of 70s instrumental. Very funny.
Got me thinking how stupid these fitness crazes are. I'm going to start the next one. Balloon kicking. Or as my kids call them, balaboons. We are kicking balaboons around the living room. We have them left over from the shower I hosted Saturday morning. Yes, the same Saturday a.m. when I had been drinking copious amounts of champagne the previous night, came home, slept maybe two hours before being awakened by a screaming Paige. The Graham and Paige tag team complete and total barf-o-rama ensued. It finally ended yesterday at noon.
ANYWAY, I digress. And we are still playing with the pink and green balloons. Try kicking a balloon as hard as you can. It doesn't go anywhere so you get to do it again. Kick and kick. You can't help it, you'll start giggling. That's the abs portion of my workout regime, by the way. It's going to be a huge craze. Oprah might even have me on her show. Only down side is about a month after my book Kickin' Around with Steph: Trade Ballooning Thighs for Ballooning Eyes hits the best sellers list, I'll get some disease linked to my poor diet* and slovenly ways. Hmm, guess I'll just keep my balloon-kicking to myself.
*Serves me right I guess, we had fried chicken with gravy for dinner tonight. I didn't really need the extravagantly caloric food but Paige and Graham did. They have to make up for all they lost this weekend. I'll post pics of them all full of gravy and biscuits later...
7 comments:
Well for what it's worth Steph I think the Balloon Kicking idea is great!!! I actually tried a new fitness DVD the other week, it was great and had fabulous aerobic sections, only problem is the day after I could barely move (Luke thought it was great!), and now my knees are creaking so much it scares me, really, they are amazingly loud, it's like I have my own personal soundtrack following me around. (Ahhh, and I thought the step aerobics in the early 90's was doing me good - seems not!!)
I'm with ya,Steph! I get some kind of "high" when I kick balloons around the house. It's like I can't stop...and before I know it- I'm worn out!
Excellent fitness plan!
I'll endorse it! *he he*
Love-Bevie
Revision: Just to let the "commenters" know...I don't frequently have random balloons around MY house...but when I babysit....they accasionaly have a stray balloon and then it's over!
Love-Bevie-
AAAHHHHHHHH spelling! occasionally not what ever the heck I wrote!
Bevie
haha I believe you,Bevie, millions wouldn't...I bet you are nice and slim like your namesake probably with kicking the balloon around a lot,huh?. :o) xx
Yes, my namesake is VERY fit! Though both her and I can't claim "balloon kickin'" as our fitness success....unless there's something I don't know,Aunt Bev?...?
*ha ha* Just kidding. =)
Love-Bevie-
Ha ha! Makes about as much sense as that SLIDE thing I did briefly when I was teaching STEP aerobics -- it was supposed to be the next new craze. We each put a slidy-mat on the floor and put special slidy socks over our shoes and went back and forth, as a roller skater might. Really worked your inner and outer thigh.
Bonus points to you for the laughing tummy work out!
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