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Boybert

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Why is it I can workout like a maniac some days, but my three year old can still run circles around me? Why? Maybe three year olds should make workout videos.

*runs off to be a couch blob*



Debbie

I don't want to take a pill. Go to Africa, go follow some bushman around. He's being chased by a lion. That's stress. You're not going to find a pygmy on Paxil, I'll tell you that right now.
-Ellen Degeneres
 
I have a three year old too (and 6 year old), and I just put her to bed. I can endure long, intense workouts for as long as 90 minutes or more daily, as early as 430 am, but once I am done and on with the rest of my day, her incessant questions and activity level just tires the heck out of me. I don't know what to tell you, just know that I understand!

Clarissa
 
I've got a 2-year old and a 5-year old (both boys) and they are constantly in motion and their mouths are usually in motion, too. Whew, such a relief when they go to bed, and yet such joy to see their little faces in the morning.

They definitely have the energy to star in workout videos, but I don't think many of us could keep up!

[font face="comic sans ms" font color=purple]***Lainie***
My fitness blog: http://fitnessfig.blogspot.com/ http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/7.gif[/font]
 
Deb, Deb, Deb... how many times do I have to explain it to you? Children are energy vampires. The literally suck the energy out of all the adults around them and use it for their own purpose. Which explains why you see many situations where the adults are all sitting there looking completely drained while the kids are still running around like maniacs.

THEY'RE STEALING OUR ENERGY! It's true, I tells ya! I've seen it with my own two eyes!
 
>Deb, Deb, Deb... how many times do I have to explain it to
>you? Children are energy vampires. The literally suck the
>energy out of all the adults around them and use it for their
>own purpose. Which explains why you see many situations where
>the adults are all sitting there looking completely drained
>while the kids are still running around like maniacs.
>
>THEY'RE STEALING OUR ENERGY! It's true, I tells ya! I've
>seen it with my own two eyes!
>

Why didn't I meet you before deciding to have kid? Sheesh. So I am stuck with this vampire?


Debbie

I don't want to take a pill. Go to Africa, go follow some bushman around. He's being chased by a lion. That's stress. You're not going to find a pygmy on Paxil, I'll tell you that right now.
-Ellen Degeneres
 
'fraid so. It's too late to put him up for adoption. You could try to develop a really bad crack habit and see if Children's Services will take him away.
 
When I used to babysit my nephew back in the day, I used to pay him two bucks to run circles around the house for ten minutes. With inflation, it may cost you $5 but well worth every penny, particularly if you can pelt them with peanuts as they run by.
 
>Why is it I can workout like a maniac some days, but my three year >old can still run circles around me? Why? Maybe three year olds >should make workout videos.

>Deb, Deb, Deb... how many times do I have to explain it to you? >Children are energy vampires. The literally suck the energy out of >all the adults around them and use it for their own purpose. Which >explains why you see many situations where the adults are all >sitting there looking completely drained while the kids are still >running around like maniacs.

>When I used to babysit my nephew back in the day, I used to
>pay him two bucks to run circles around the house for ten
>minutes. With inflation, it may cost you $5 but well worth
>every penny, particularly if you can pelt them with peanuts as
>they run by.


This thread has me bustin' a gut! You ladies are too damned funny!

And Shelley, I do believe you're right. Kids ARE energy vampires. I don't have any of my own, but I teach middle school. Surely I get extra combat points for that.

[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]
[font face="comic sans ms"]When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces, I just know they're about to jab me with something. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/cartoon/homersimpson.gif
 
>When I used to babysit my nephew back in the day, I used to
>pay him two bucks to run circles around the house for ten
>minutes. With inflation, it may cost you $5 but well worth
>every penny, particularly if you can pelt them with peanuts as
>they run by.
>


LMAO! I'm going to try this with the kids tonight after dinner...should be fun!
 
>>When I used to babysit my nephew back in the day, I used to
>>pay him two bucks to run circles around the house for ten
>>minutes. With inflation, it may cost you $5 but well worth
>>every penny, particularly if you can pelt them with peanuts
>as
>>they run by.
>>
>
>
>LMAO! I'm going to try this with the kids tonight after
>dinner...should be fun!


Excellent. *rubs hands together*
 
>When I used to babysit my nephew back in the day, I used to
>pay him two bucks to run circles around the house for ten
>minutes. With inflation, it may cost you $5 but well worth
>every penny, particularly if you can pelt them with peanuts as
>they run by.

Funny, I got the opposite when I was a kid. My older siblings would offer me a dollar (big money to me in the early 80's) if I could sit still and shut up for 5 minutes. I could never do it, though. I would have done better with the running circles thing.

[font face="comic sans ms" font color=purple]***Lainie***
My fitness blog: http://fitnessfig.blogspot.com/ http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/7.gif[/font]
 
I'm going to force/bribe/or otherwise make my 7 yo nephew go running with me when I go home for Christmas. He's got endless energy, too smart for everybody in the family (including me) and tends to drive people nuts. He says the funniest things, though, and I can laugh my head off since he's my brother's kid and not mine. }(

April
 
That's exactly how I view both of my nephews! I'm not much older than they are and they have been like little brothers to me (i.e. fun to torment)
 
Can your 3 year old beam me up somee energy over here??
When I was growing up, we used to tell my youngest brother to show us how fast he can run with his new tennis shoes (sneakers). It worked for a long time,
 
"My older siblings would offer me a dollar (big money to me in the early 80's) if I could sit still and shut up for 5 minutes"

Lainie - my dad used to offer me money to sit still and shut up for five minutes too and I never once did it!
 
I have 6 kids ranging from 13-2 years, so I know all about kid energy!

The older 3 are in organized sports year round, so that helps wear them out a bit.

I make the little ones run suicides (I learned that they were called that from the new bootcamp). I put a pile of plastic animals or little cars on both ends of the yard or the basement and give them each a basket and have them run back and forth, putting a toy in the basket each time they reach the end. It gets some of the wiggles out and they think it's great fun.

I'm thinking of designing a mommy-led "bootcamp" for them also.

If I did not workout regularly, I honestly don't know how I'd keep up:p.

Maggie:)
 
I am pretty sure a long time ago I read a study where they had two groups...one was a group of 2 year olds, and the other was a group of professional athletes, I am pretty sure it was football. Anyway, the deal was the football players had to imitate the two year olds for a period of time, I want to say 20 minutes. In full imitation...if the two year olds were running at top speed, so did the big guys. Anyway, guess who couldn't keep up.

Jen
 
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