Swinging Piper!

For the most part the pets are well aware to stay out of my way when I'm working out. Simon and Piper typically choose to get some extra zzzz's while I workout. Cody does sleep some to, but he has to move around at least once during my workout. This past week I was doing extreme workouts involving b-line resistance bands. Trust me if not taking proper precautions with resistance bands those things can injure.  There were a few times during the week I caught a glance of Cody sizing up the situation before coming too near me. He didn't want to risk knocking me over or getting popped accidentally by a band. The look on his face as he studied how to move from one side of the room to the other was almost priceless. I appreciate his thoughtfulness. I don't like being disturbed when working out and I certainly don't want to have to work around pets. So get out of the way kids!

That being stated there are moments when a certain young one has instincts that get the best of her. All pets are quite instinctive. With Piper though, she's young too. She's still got some unpredictable moves she wants to make from time to time. Well yesterday morning her instincts took over. There I was down on the floor with the resistance band wrapped around each limb of mine. I was then moving my arms up and down. Piper happened to have just woken up. I guess I should mention I wake up super early on Saturdays to workout, because I don't want my workouts to interfere with whatever plans we might have since Brad is home on Saturdays. So before sunrise I'm sure to get my workout in. Generally the pets are still asleep but may wonder in as I'm doing my routine. Yesterday morning in enters Pipey, she saw me laying on the ground with that band moving up and down, she simply couldn't help herself. In one swift leap she had both front paws on that band, swinging like a monkey on a vine. It's hard enough doing this extreme routine with resistance bands so tight around each limb and now all of a sudden I'm lifting an extra 8 pounds on the left side. Needless to say I had to stop to remove the cat from the vine!

Later in the day it provided a good laugh, but at 6:30 AM I wasn't laughing. I was too surprised by her quick instincts. I mean quick too. She looked and leaped! It was a blur! Oh dear, life with a young cat. Swinging on something is yet another difference between cats and dogs. Never in a million years would the boys have tried that, not even when they were pups. Monkey-Pipe!