Do you remember jumping jacks?

I did them in elementary school with my classmate, especially on rainy days when we could not go outside to play.

As an adult, I did them now and then in aerobic classes but they fell out of my repertoire. Until now.

With the onset of rain, rain and more rain, I switched to more indoor activities instead of walking as much. I still walk in the rain but with a dog on slippery sidewalks…not my favorite!

I walk up and down my stairs as a matter of course throughout the day and try to set aside time to walk steadily for five minutes or so. I listen to a favorite song while I walk slowly up and backwards down the stairs. My dog Riley is normally good about sitting watching me.

Enter my new smart watch which indicated that I am not getting my heart rate up high enough. So, I decided to add jumping jacks to my daily activities.

Wow, talk about exhausting! I managed to squeeze out a pitiful ten, not the best form, but my heart was pumping.

Now the challenge is to do ten measly jumping jacks quickly and robustly.

Is it worth it? I hope so.

I will let you know!