Like many days this summer it started out raining. It stopped pretty early and started to dry up, so hubby and I were still on for our first tennis match that we’ve been talking about for a while. The sub-division that we moved into has a tennis court and neither of us has any experience playing, but thought it would be fun, so off we went:
We played for 2 hours and it felt like 30 minutes tops! It was so much fun, it was hard to believe that it knocked 550 calories to pieces. It was soooo much fun and I hope that we can make it a weekly match! It was pretty close, but he beat me. I’m a pretty easy going “for fun” kind of game player, but given that hubby plays NO sports at all (short of the PS3 kind) and is completely INactive, I was kind of bummed that I didn’t mop the floor with him. I’m no pro athlete, but at least I work up a sweat on a fairly regular basis. Next time I’ll beat him for sure because I was getting pretty good by the end of it. He’s camera shy and has told me many times he would rather not be posted on here, so ya’ll will have to take my word for it. He enjoyed himself and it was a wonderful way to spend time together (even if I’m already plotting his defeat in our next re-match).
After we got home I promptly made a post-workout meal of some Sunny Crunch Muesli, fresh raspberries, chia seeds, hulled hemp seeds, Artisana Amazon Bliss, skim milk and unsweetened coconut:
Holy Yum!
I’m off to mow the front yard. I spent 1 hour and 15 minutes mowing the back yesterday (it was looong and I was using the bag that I had to dump out every 30 seconds) and ya know what? It was my very first time EVER mowing the lawn. I know, right?! I never had to mow the grass before ever! It was hard work, but I actually enjoyed it. I burned 450 calories doing it too. It feels great to be doing things and being active!
6 comments:
Awh, I love playing tennis. It's so hot out here in AZ though so I never get to play :(
Awesome for the hubby!! So glad the he got his butt out there with ya Ang. :) Looks like you two had lots of fun!
I'm usual the one the mow the lawn here, and I tell ya, it can be quite the work out - put Mr. Polar on and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Congrats on your tennis match!
*and kudos to the hubby!
I miss tennis SO much! Glad you had fun! Oh, and one of my very best friends is 31 years old & just mowed her boyfriend's lawn for the FIRST time back in June. You aren't alone. ;)
My live-in boyfriend LOVES me because I offer to mow every week, as a matter of fact I DEMAND to mow because of all the calories I burn and it helps break up the monatony of just going to the gym. Sometimes I jog behind the mower (it is a lot like running in place since the mower is so slow). But I love seeing how many calories I can burn...and if I have it in me I take a quick jog around the block to knock out another 100 calories or so! I love to mow!
OMG I have been scared of tennis ( I remember playing it in JUNIOR high school and it was freaking hard work and I wasn't good at it)
Dave has been suggesting we play tennis... we may have to get some rackets now that there's a couple to play with (/against?) lol
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