Domestic Workout Plan: 5 Simple Home Exercises for Fitness and Fun

Five simple exercises to do at home? I assume you mean physical exercises, not like … military exercises. I don’t think artillery will fit through my front door and I’m not prepared to feed a bunch of soldiers.

1 Obsessive Compulsive Stair Climb

Once you’ve reached the bottom of the stairs on your way out the front door, become convinced that you have not turned off appliances and space heaters, climb the stairs, and double-check.

2 Lazy Laundry Haul

Don’t do a mid-week load of laundry. Save it all for the weekend so you have to lug three or four heavy loads up to the washer, which for some bizarre reason is on the third floor. Then, after the wash/dry cycles, carry it all back down.

3 Walking Tour of the Common Areas

Walk laps around the common areas of the house; the kitchen, pantry, living room, and dining room. If you have a dog, include them in the chase to make the laps more entertaining.

4 Under Sink Sit-ups

When the plumbing fails, recline under the kitchen sink to stop the leak. Realizing that you don’t have the correct tools, sit up, retrieve a single wrench, realize it is still the wrong one: repeat.

5 Vacuum Access Sofa Lift

Each weekend (or whenever you do the majority of your housekeeping) lift the sofa and loveseat so that you can reach under them with the vacuum cleaner. Lift and lower the furniture repeatedly for each pass of the vacuum for multiple reps.