Would this annoy you? 25 squats every hour

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I’ve been unhappy with my fitness. So have very slowly started to introduce more activity. I’m literally only jogging for 10 mins a day.

I have also started doing 25 squats every hour during the day. Takes maybe a minute?

But husband has said semi jokingly, semi not that he finds it annoying. In no way has he asked me not to do it.

I obviously try not to make a big song and dance about it and try to be as discreet as possible ie in front of the kettle whilst I wait for it to boil not in the middle of a film.

Hmmmm.......not really. Strength training is kinda essential for safe and effective running. At the end of the day, or depends on ops goals. Would I bother with 25 bodyweight squats every few hrs? Absolutely not. But she's new to this and of she feels better doing them then why not. Fitness is a learning experience.

I just tried doing 25 deep squats in one minute. I have to say I was starting to feel a little winded for the last 5. But I am in need of more exercise anyway.

Keep it up, OP. It is good for your strength and flexibility. You are probably not of that age yet but standing up from sitting and getting up from the floor is important for maintaining mobility in older people and protecting against falls.

As it is, too many middle aged people go ooompf when trying to get off the sofa.

It would hugely annoy me - puff puff puff PUFF stands up

Not if you went to do it in another room

a "minute" of squats, or press ups, or plank every hour would be annoying for most people.

What do you do for the hours you miss? When you are not at home?
Just add them up?

Took my jab this morning and have had a dodgy gut all day, plus feel really nauseous, never had this before so wondering if it’s the jab or a virus.
hopefully will feel better tomorrow as going to have a bath then bed, I never go to bed before midnight so definitely something up with me!

That’s really impressive you’re doing that many squats, and moving so regularly throughout the day will be doing you wonders. Keep it up!

I started exercising a couple of months ago and my bf often comes across me trying out new things, body weight exercises, stretches, balancing, hopping etc. He’s never made a negative comment and can’t imagine him doing so. I wonder if it’s a power thing - does he own the house and think he can control what you do in it?

does he own the house and think he can control what you do in it?

Yes, that's absolutely what it is.

Performance hourly squats could absolutely not be mildly annoying, it MUST be a controlling issue 😂

It would irritate me but I would try my upmost to keep it to myself

Good on you, maybe mix it up a bit with split squats, squat press, kneeling squat, sumo squat, squat walks, wall sits.

It would annoy me because I know an alarm would be set as a reminder. Then as they left the room would say something like "squat time". Then on returning would comment that that getting easier/harder etc.

You've had three long periods of bed rest, so your back may be weak, respect that.

I'm mid 40s and this is the first time in my entite life that I've ever managed a pull up!!

I started lifting weights about 18 months ago as I felt weak and didnt like feeling weak.

OP, ignore the bitchy comments on this thread. You’re actually on trend - it’s called ‘exercise snacking’ and is said to be very effective. If you start at eight in the morning and finish at five, that’s ten minutes more than most people manage! Don’t bother with counting reps though. Set a timer, and maybe try to get up to two minutes.

I would mix it up a bit. Definitely get some weights to hold while you’re doing it. Squat & press works the entire body. Or do one-and-a half squats which will help build you up to squat holds. Or try a minute of squats and a minute of lunges!

Basically what you’re doing works for you, and that’s great. Not everyone has the time or inclination to put on a Caroline Girvan video.

Some depressing replies here. Somebody's decided to do something about their fitness, has found something that works for them, and it's all 'why are you doing that? Don't do that, that's wrong, do what I do, you're being performative, it's pointless, it won't last' etc etc. If the OP wasn't doing much at all then 25 squats an hour certainly will do something, and will serve to give her a decent base to move on from. And the idea of 'save up all those minutes and go for a jog instead' - do people understand how time works? That's like saying if I can save ten minutes on my commute each way I can save those up throughout the year and go for an extra week's holiday. Er no.

You keep at it OP.

Totally agree. When OP said more about her start position and how it is working, I am 100%. It’s about fitness for life.
I started my routine with 5mins a morning. I built the habit then added more.

Squats are for butt, he doesn't want you to improve your look? What is he afraid.
Do what you do and keep at it. He will come around once he sees the difference

My glutes are crying just thinking about 25 squats an hour every day! 🤣

Yes, I'd find it annoying. Furthermore, if it was necessary, "forced exercise" would do very little for me. Mostly it's about what goes into your mouth and your mindset.
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. Nobody would ever see me squatting or using the gym.

This!
I think it’s worth the OP thinking about the suggestion here that slower squats are healthier than fast ones, and maybe could switch it up in time to alternate squats with something else like planks or whatever. And if she gets a bit fitter might want to run for longer / more often. But it’s very depressing to see people implying that unless OP’s doing at least a 20 minute weights session she might as well just sit on the couch.

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Doing bodyweight squats at regular intervals is really good for you. There's been some research into what you should do when you take this recommended 'stand up and move around every 20 minutes you're in your sedentary job' business.

20 (good) bodyweight squats for office workers was found to be the quickest and most efficient way to improve the researchers main KPIs (which I forget).

Basically you can more benefit from doing 20 bodyweight squats that you'd get from going for a 20 minute moderate intensity walk, it takes much less time. More movement in a day overall is better for you.

Training in the gym is training for the gym - you'll get better at what you do in that 15 minutes, but then if you go sit down and work for 10 hours after, it's not helping you much. Having a more active lifestyle with more movement overall throughout your day is better training for your overall life.

15 minutes of weighted exercise is not the kind of way we use our body in our day to day life. We're awake for 16 hours a day where we need to remain upright, which requires stamina. 15 minutes HITT isn't what we need to support our lifestyles. A regular day requires a longer low intensity strength, high stamina, lower intensity.

15 minutes once a day is like doing sprints to train for a marathon - it's a different type of exercise. Marathon runners might add in sprint intervals, but only once they've got their baseline up to the required levels. If you can't run a 5k, then sprint intervals aren't going to get you through 26 miles of steady state running.

You're better off doing your bodyweight squats at lots of regular intervals for functional fitness. Low and slow is a legit entry method into fitness and you're right to start with anything you can stick with. Doing something is always better than doing nothing. It's proved one positive lifestyle change leads to further ones.

Functional fitness will keep you healthy and mobile in later life for longer. Just keep going, you'll know when it gets too easy and you need to add more in. Plus making your 10 minute run part of a 30 minute walk would be better. If you've got it in you, run 2 mins more towards the end of the walk and gradually extend - it'll give you more stamina and one day you'll close the gap.

Not trying to offend or belittle anyone's 15 minute programmes BTW, they absolutely have their place. I've just buggered myself up by having a similar lifestyle and thinking I was doing OK. Recently was read the riot act by an NHS physio explaining all that to me. They even specifically mentioned the 20 squats research and told me to do it.

Fuck sake. I know people are well meaning but OP didn’t ask for advice on her fitness routine so no need to chip in with the “why don’t you do this” “that won’t do much” type comments.

Crack on OP and ignore if it works for you.

Well done OP keep it up, these small things all add up, i really should do this too as my knees are bad and physio said i need to strengthen the muscles in my legs so that my knees aren’t taking as much pressure.
My husband is the opposite to yours, he keeps telling me to do squats/lunges!
Sounds like you’re doing them while killing time/not in his way so I don’t see why he has an issue.

This. It would get irritating.

I came to the end of the thread to say all of this, but @101trees has said it better! Regular movement through the day has a really positive effect on strength, flexibility, blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and is absolutely a good thing to be incorporating into your day, OP. People who have never visited the gym in their lives but have worked a manual job all their lives tend to be fit and strong, because their muscles are being challenged on a regular, consistent basis. Keep it up (just maybe out of your husband’s eyeline 😉)