tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post8707532834485403415..comments2023-06-30T10:06:35.849-04:00Comments on Ow, my angst: No, Seriously: Exercise BLOWSkarensomethingorotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-60037335451287676982012-05-20T17:29:47.655-04:002012-05-20T17:29:47.655-04:00Thanks for the memories . :p I remember that teac...Thanks for the memories . :p I remember that teacher telling us over and over that only would get an A in high school gym. He also gave me my first D. woo hoo!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-26264239569352133972012-05-17T21:44:36.694-04:002012-05-17T21:44:36.694-04:00but Curtise! Aren't you comforted knowing I s...but Curtise! Aren't you comforted knowing I share your hatred of PE?!? Oh my god, I'm soooo disappointed I forgot to mention the BOX HORSE. I may have to do a mini post specifically on that. Wow. Yeah, gym teachers, gym class--all was HORRIBLE.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-898080148556494972012-05-17T15:27:11.203-04:002012-05-17T15:27:11.203-04:00Yes, I was (and still am) firmly in the I Hate Gym...Yes, I was (and still am) firmly in the I Hate Gym/PE/Games camp. I don't think I had a concept that I was rubbish at anything physical till around the age of 10 or 11, although it took me ages to get the hang of riding a bike, and I could never roller skate - no sense of balance.<br />But then senior school came along, and gym and hockey and athletics and cross country running and tennis and rounders. Awful. I never ever climbed a rope, or vaulted the horse, or did anything more than a handstand (badly) and a forward roll. And I can't catch or hit a ball. No hand-eye co-ordination. In fact, I have no physical skills at ALL. (Apart from ones they DON'T teach at school, I think you know what I'm saying, Karen! Probably crap at those too really...)<br />And PE teachers are so harsh, they have no time for the weaklings of the bunch, they are picked off like elderly zebras limping at the back of the herd, and subjected to public humiliation. That's me - an elderly limping zebra.<br />Thank you for bringing it all back, Karen. I'm off to cry in a darkened corner and "lose" my PE kit and feign illness to get out of the horror, the horror. xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-64193844542891058102012-05-17T14:53:28.063-04:002012-05-17T14:53:28.063-04:00you know jennie, I agree with you. If I had a per...you know jennie, I agree with you. If I had a personal trainer, I would NOT want them to screech at me. However, I find Jillian highly motivating, but she's VERY far away from me, and when I say SCREW THIS, the odd time, she's not there to flip out.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-59515067502753558092012-05-17T14:36:46.952-04:002012-05-17T14:36:46.952-04:00I don't think I can be motivated by her.... I...I don't think I can be motivated by her.... I just started with a personal trainer. I found someone really nice and gentle and it's working out great!jenniehttp://www.myhumanrevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-35925412244612512762012-05-17T13:02:02.780-04:002012-05-17T13:02:02.780-04:00yeah, and she'd laugh while you were all in pa...yeah, and she'd laugh while you were all in pain.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-28841188662566187762012-05-17T11:02:47.690-04:002012-05-17T11:02:47.690-04:00Hmmm... she's kind of sexy in a act-like-a-man...Hmmm... she's kind of sexy in a act-like-a-man-hawt-like-a-woman kind of way. Maybe I'd turn all lesbo... but she'd love me and then kick my ass. SHUDDER.<br /><br />love,<br />sisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-12602789368585831992012-05-17T09:49:49.733-04:002012-05-17T09:49:49.733-04:00Oh Sarah, kindred spirit. Exercise IS the worst t...Oh Sarah, kindred spirit. Exercise IS the worst thing ever. And sports? Ohmygod I hate sports. As a matter of fact, I'm going to get a compass, and some ink and carve "I H8 SPORTS" into my ankle. <br /><br />Good for your mother. I applaud anyone who walks the opposite direction from the other sheep. <br /><br />That would be an AWESOME PRESENT! Where is Richard these days? The world needs his sparkle again.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-42989804164641500612012-05-17T09:48:06.144-04:002012-05-17T09:48:06.144-04:00AH, THE ONE TIME THE PERIOD IS A FREAKING GIFT!!!
...AH, THE ONE TIME THE PERIOD IS A FREAKING GIFT!!!<br /><br />I remember Jane! I never had any of her tapes though, somehow! I wonder how that happened...I seemed to have a shit load of other exercise vids...karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-42571320625393019512012-05-17T09:47:19.117-04:002012-05-17T09:47:19.117-04:00terrible. Was this in highschool Vesta? I could s...terrible. Was this in highschool Vesta? I could see some bitch highschool gym teacher woman yelling that number out for all to hear. So, so, so glad that I didn't have to take gym ever again after grade 9.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-13394601327296441192012-05-17T09:46:30.555-04:002012-05-17T09:46:30.555-04:00Oh Mark, I wouldn't get mad at you for not sho...Oh Mark, I wouldn't get mad at you for not showing up on the weekend. I've heard you WHINE many times about how hard blogging is. Hee hee, I kid. Is that the PX90 video people are vomiting over? <br /><br />That's hilarious about the kids. Yes, they do NOT take us seriously when we try to get into shape. My daughter thinks is a scream to watch me do jogging on the spot.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-61332177034375763722012-05-17T09:45:11.863-04:002012-05-17T09:45:11.863-04:00yeah, we called it Phys-ed in highschool but not i...yeah, we called it Phys-ed in highschool but not in elementary school for some reason. You know Clare, I actually love badminton as well. We never had anything nearly that fun in school though.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-74703737240954903022012-05-17T09:44:14.994-04:002012-05-17T09:44:14.994-04:00I looked for it in our cable movies list, but it&#...I looked for it in our cable movies list, but it's not there! Also, there are no video rental places any longer, so where the hell do I get it?!? Is Netflix the only place to watch movies now?!? Crazy times. I want to see it!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-88499929913859418292012-05-17T08:51:33.506-04:002012-05-17T08:51:33.506-04:00I fucking hated ALL exercise so my mother wrote me...I fucking hated ALL exercise so my mother wrote me notes that somehow got me out of ever having to do any phys ed EVER. I have absolutely no idea what the notes said - maybe she told them that if I broke a sweat I would go postal and get even more demented than I already was... I dunno. But, whatever, it worked and I never had to do stupid sports. I just sat under a tree and read a book (in primary school) or smoked and carved tattoos in to my ankle with a compass (in high school). Hard core. <br /><br />I fucking love Richard Simmons. I am gonna track down that vid, transfer it to dvd and make us all copies for xmas! <br /><br />Sarah xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235255775524330362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-60248635358141301982012-05-17T00:43:40.817-04:002012-05-17T00:43:40.817-04:00I dunno about you but I conveniently had my period...I dunno about you but I conveniently had my period every week during gym time. Luckily, our hysterical(also male) gym teacher never quite caught on. And I remember the Jane Fonda tapes, do you remember those?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477053024120321776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-73558189890167992002012-05-16T14:21:16.845-04:002012-05-16T14:21:16.845-04:00UGH! PE sucked! We had a stupid test too. Part of ...UGH! PE sucked! We had a stupid test too. Part of it involved climbing up a rope that hung from the ceiling. I would jump, grab the rope, and then...just hang there. I couldn't pull myself up, ever. <br /><br />Then they would line everyone up and one by one take take our BMI, and the number was yelled out for everyone to hear. Exactly what every young girl needs, right?Vesta Vaynehttp://cowardlyfeminist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-66447946542515034362012-05-16T14:18:50.816-04:002012-05-16T14:18:50.816-04:00First, thank you for posting this on a weekday. P...First, thank you for posting this on a weekday. People get so mad at me when I don't visit their posts but I've said a billion times that I don't do the weekend thing.<br />Okay then, back to you. So, I guess you must be an exercise pro by now, huh? You've done it all! I hated Gym and it also seem to get worse every year. After awhile though, our Gym teacher didn't care either and we all just hung out on the bleachers until the bell rang. My kind of class!<br />I have Power 90 shoved in a box in my basement. I liked working out with it but I could only do that in my basement and the ceiling's at 7ft down there. No jump goin' on! Plus, the kids were always jumping on my back thinking it was funny. It wasn't. But we'll be moving next month and I hope that I can set up shop down in the new basement. If not, I'll just eat a carton of Oreos and call it a day!<br />m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-21838928296015969522012-05-16T13:47:01.439-04:002012-05-16T13:47:01.439-04:00You are hilarious! Gym or P.E. as we called it (we...You are hilarious! Gym or P.E. as we called it (we had PE in the Gym) was hell all through school. We often played rounders which is like baseball but with less movement, most of it involved standing round til you realised at the last minute you should be running. It all sucked, all of it. All of the genuinely fun stuff like volley ball, trampolining and badminton - badminton is amazing! but I did it twice in 11 years of school. And PE teachers are all dicks, there were no nice ones.Miss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-42290813520735071002012-05-16T11:48:16.580-04:002012-05-16T11:48:16.580-04:00You must (must, must, must) go and watch a movie c...You must (must, must, must) go and watch a movie called Mr. Woodcock. You must do this and get back to me.Lizbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449627964374811836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-44061826524679387882012-05-16T11:46:45.946-04:002012-05-16T11:46:45.946-04:00No, NO NO...I was an angry , angry child by the ti...No, NO NO...I was an angry , angry child by the time I was in grade 6 and grade 7. I had an extremely abusive home, and some horrid things happened when I was in grade 6...plus I was bullied at school, so by then It was WAR. My poor grade 6 teacher must have agonized over my behavior that year...full on, rolling on the ground fights in the middle of spelling etc. Now a days that would have brought on huge red flags......but you know, back then nobody would dare suggest anything like a home problem.miabellavintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304621780181651143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-51521673796209443882012-05-16T11:36:26.998-04:002012-05-16T11:36:26.998-04:00Melissa, you always have some great stories. I ab...Melissa, you always have some great stories. I absolutely winced over the tongue. Hey, do you think you were a bit of bully because you were good at stuff? I mean, is there a connection between confidence and competence and being a bit mean? I sucked at stuff and always felt really awkward so..<br /><br />Ah, who knows. Funny that you loved gymnastics and baseball but got bronze badges in that stupid Canada Fitness! That just shows how much it truly DOES suck!!!karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-36811546562081044182012-05-16T11:23:38.031-04:002012-05-16T11:23:38.031-04:00In about grade six, I was the BULLY not to mess wi...In about grade six, I was the BULLY not to mess with, that is except Gym class.......then it was free reign to pound my deserving head with balls...yup, free reign, to "accidentally" give payback.....oh I was a horrid brat.miabellavintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304621780181651143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954083667216359005.post-24933769114214964312012-05-16T11:19:21.427-04:002012-05-16T11:19:21.427-04:00Oh Karen the whole time you were telling us about ...Oh Karen the whole time you were telling us about your gym time it brought me down memory lane.<br /><br />I loved gym glass. I loved playing floor hockey, I hated dodge ball, and lOVED Gymnastics.....oh I could not wait for that class. I would get so excited to the gym set up for that.<br /><br />And baseball was my favorite too. Then it ended.<br /><br />I hated the fitness testing...I never once received anything more than the bronze.<br /><br />You sure have a way of bringing us back to things long forgtotten.....although one thing I never forgot was winging my plastic hockey stick around in a circle and hitting Suresh in the head with it.....causing him to have stitches.<br /><br />Or running through the grass in the feild, with a girl on my tail as I decided to do a running cartwheel, thus flinging my legs wildly in the air at the exact moment she decided to lick her lips...yes the carnage was bloody..her tongue completley bit in half except for a thread....<br /><br />Or sitting in the field whilst playing a game and sitting on an anthill. Yes and then doing th e wild ant dance......screaming like a maniac....oh Karen you do a good job of taking us down memory lane.<br /><br />My guilt over the tongue affair haunted me for years!miabellavintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304621780181651143noreply@blogger.com