secret workouts

You can occasionally catch May-Britt training her legs when she’s pumping gas. Things like squats or a few leg lifts. Now I know what you might be thinking: what’s the use when you’re only doing it for such a short amount of time? Alright, okay, I’ll give it to you, the effect is not as grand as a full on workout, but hey, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t effect you at all. Especially if it’s something you do every day. I mean secretly working out, not pumping gas. Here are a few tips and tricks for ya:

– Imagine, you need to go and buy a new pack of paper for your printer for example and there is a queue for the check out. The perfect moment to do a bit of work for the tush. Squeezing to be exact. Tight, loose, tight, loose. Get what I mean? Anything to avoid saggy cheeks right?

– Alright here is another scenario. You’ve just bought some groceries and you have to walk home with heavy bags. Okay, this one is rather obvious. Use your bags as weights. Go on, lift those bad boys. Make sure you keep your elbows bent at a 90 degree angle, and then lift them to your chest. You might get a few odd stares from people passing by, but hey, at least you won’t be the one with weak arms.

– So, onto something else that might also look a bit weird: try standing upright when you’re biking. Tadaaa, though you might feel a bit sore the day after.

– Alright, so back to May-Britt’s tip while pumping gas (especially if you need a full tank). Do some leg lifts. Lift your right (or left) leg) to a 45 degree angle and twirl it while lifting it up and down. Try doing it 50 times before you switch to the other leg. Compris?

– Tense those abs (or keeping your stomach in as some people call it) you can do pretty much anywhere. While your waiting for a bus, if you’re on your bike, and even when you’re being a couch potato. Tighten them for five seconds, release, and repeat. Do this a couple times in a row.

– And here, the most fun of them all: after you’ve been to the bathroom and you’ve washed your hands, do the jumping jacks to dry them off. You know: jumping up and down while swaying your arms from your side to you head and moving your feet apart and then back together.