Happy EXERCISE like a pirate day!

To know our misfit trio is to know today is one of our FAVE DAYS and an occasion we celebrate with WILD abandon.

I covet.

We have pirate tattoos (of the temporary & the not-so variety). our trio.

We have a family flag of the pirate’y persuasion. misfits unite!

We have pirate’y cold weather leg coverings. skeleton leggings make me smile!

save my files or walk the plank!

We have a pirateVERSION of our beloved Texas head adornment. YeeHaw, Matey!!

skull ye tatas if ye dare!

We have scarves, mugs, plates, cups, silverware, lollipops, rings, shirts, shoes, scarves, tights, & pants all in the pirate theme. aargh! shiver us reusable lunch bags!

And yes.

We own an inflatable pirate.

arrgh! he be hung over.

As you’d imagine, today our household is all about laughter & lagoons.  Silliness & scurvy talk.

But first?

We. Exercise.

Or, more aptly put, we compel our pirate to get *his* exercise on in preparation for a day of hornpipe playing and grog drinking.

I know he appears happy. Do not be misled.

He’s not a morning-pirate and hasnt worked out in years.

Ever cautious I insist he warm up FIRST.

Next we move on to some fun core work: hooping!

Since, to his pirate’y chagrin, he doesnt rock the hoop–I segue to something at which he excels.  Resistance training!

(I know it looks like a jump rope. I blame his hook.)

Ever the vigilant trainer I intuit my pirate needs agility & speed work.

I quickly set up cones for him to run.

Once his cold, pirate heart-rate returns to normal we head outside for Swiss ball push-ups.

(Indeed these do resemble planks. I learned the hard way (unless you want to walk one)—do not tell him so!)

Finally, because Ive given up trying to teach him how to use my beloved lacrosse ball for his booty (rimshot!), we foam roll and call it a day.

We really do embrace, celebrate and go way a wee bit overboard on Talk like a Pirate Day.

But dont panic.

Were you blissfully unaware today was a holiday?Do you have absolutely no clue how to celebrate this momentous, annual occasion?

Fear no more.

Ive created some fun for you to play along with at home.

Please to click on my pirate below.

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Happy International Talk Like A Pirate day!!

One of our FAVE DAYS up in herre & one we celebrated with WILD (albeit early) abandon on Saturday.

As a result, Im tweaking it a bit today.

Just a tad (since this is a fitness blog & all) and asking you to exercise with your pirate before you run off and get all kinds of crazyassdrink and talk like him later today.

Of course Im never one to ask you to do something Id not do myself—so Ive led the proverbial way.

Early this morning.

With a rather unwilling, unhappy, cursing like a sailor pirate pirate.

(I know he appears happy. Do not be misled.)

Ever cautious I insisted he warm up FIRST.

Next we moved on to some fun core work: hooping!

Since, to his pirate’y chagrin he didnt rock the hoop, I segued next to something at which he excelled: resistance training!

(I know it looks like a jump rope here. I blame his hook.)

Ever the vigilant trainer I intuited my pirate needed some agility & speed work.  I quickly set up some cones for him to run.

Once he cooled down a bit and his cold pirate heart’s rate returned to normal we headed outside for some swiss ball push-ups.

(Indeed these do resemble planks. I learned the hard way unless you want to walk one—do not tell him so.)

Finally, because I gave up trying to teach him how to use my beloved lacrosse ball for his booty (rimshot!), we did some foam rolling and called it a day.

In all seriousness (can you even say that with a post like this one?) we really do embrace, celebrate and go a wee  bit overboard on Talk like a Pirate Day around here.

But dont panic.

Were you ambling around wholly & utterly unaware it was a holiday today?

Do you have absolutely no clue how you will celebrate this momentous annual occasion?

Fear no more.

In a one time event (I promise!) Ive created some fun for you to play along with at home.

Please to click on my pirate below.

View the original article here