I almost always exercise when I travel.  However, what I do depends on where I am, who I’m with, and what equipment (if any) is available.   On road trips I’ve been known to take my kettlebells for rest stop workouts but with the limited airline baggage allowances my kettlebells had to stay at home while I’m visiting my family in Indiana.  Lucky for me, my parents have a sweet little gym set up.  My mom even has a 15lb kettlebell which I’ve been using for high rep work and bottoms up presses.  It’s been good change of pace and a chance to practice  form.  The best exercise, though, has been the exercise I’ve been getting while having fun with my family.  Playing with my nieces and nephews, hiking with my husband to see a beaver dam, and bike riding with my brother are not only good for the body but good for the soul.

In front of the beaver dam acting like a weirdo with my beaver teeth….

…and beaver tail.

There was a really cool spot near the creek where the beavers had chewed the trees down.  The stumps were sticking out of the ground like perfectly sharpened pencils.  I noticed there were a few trees that the beavers left because they must have gotten stuck after they chewed them so I decided to help by pulling the trees out of the tangled overgrowth.  Nothing like helping beavers build their dam for functional fitness. My heart thanks me now but the beavers can thank me later.

Have I ever told you I’m afraid of snakes, spiders, sharks, blowing drying my hair without earplugs riding bikes on  roads with cars?  I am. When I was in high school the side view mirror of a car hit my left forearm when it drove up from behind me  knocking me off the side of the road.  I only got a minor cut but I’ve been scared to ride on roads with cars (which is pretty much all roads) ever since.  Thankfully there is now a bike path in my town.

I love the fields,  old barns, and grain mills of the midwest.

Before I wrap it up…

Thank you for all the kind comments regarding last Friday’s post.  I was a bit nervous posting those pictures as I didn’t want to give the wrong impression.  Your comments felt really good.  Thank you for the support.   

Don’t forget to enter the V8 V-Fushion +Tea Review and Giveaway.  BlogHer is giving away one $100 Visa card to a Girl Hero reader.  All ya gotta do is leave a comment.

Oh yeah one last thing, I wanted to let you know that the alien vegetable  that I totally spaced and forgot about until just now  in last week’s CSA box was a kohlrabi.  I know you’ve been been losing sleep over it. 

Hope you are having a great week!!!

How do you get in exercise when you travel?  Anyone else afraid of riding bikes on roads with cars?  What do you think about beavers?  I would have done just about anything to see them at work building the dam.  Anything except sit around in the cold for hours. What is the silliest title for  post you’ve ever written?

Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn

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