​I remember when I was a little girl going outside on a summer day and jumping rope with my girlfriends.  A single rope or double Dutch, it didn’t matter because it was good fun and good exercise. Wait a minute… *checks pants* that wasn’t me.  Did I get caught in one of OMWC’s daydreams?

​For those of us still locked out of our gyms, being able to get some equipment is no mean feat. A few weeks ago, I said I was buying kettlebells. I was a rube. I found some in stock. Between saying I was going to buy them and, you know, actually getting online to buy them they disappeared. Since then, I can only find weights that are too light or too heavy.

One item still readily available is the jump rope. This lightweight, inexpensive, easy to use piece of equipment can give you quite a workout. It requires very little room and can be as simple or complex as you want it to be.

​Everyone has seen boxers jumping rope. It’s straightforward, burns a ton of calories, and can be done for extended periods of time. If you want to do the equivalent of sprints, then try the double under. I finish some workouts by doing a bunch of these. I stink at them but good doG they will get your heart pumping. If you want to show off do the Side Swipe. I have never tried this but having found the video I’ll give it a try.

There’s something weird about this exercise in that it looks so easy.  I thought so until I started jumping. It’s great exercise.

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And now it’s time for little more ranting about California’s coronavirus response.  My idiot governor just gave us a color-coded chart. This reminds me of Bush’s terrorism threat chart but dumber. If there is any scientific (sorry, SCIENTIFIC!!!) theory underlying this chart it is being kept under wraps.

As Hayeksplosives mentioned in a comment, the governor has a tell.  He says, “We don’t put up green because we don’t believe that there’s a green light that says just go back to the way things were or back to the pre-pandemic mindset,” Newsom explained. “Quite the contrary. These are the guidelines, the color-coded county guidelines that we’re putting forward to get us through this flu season and…work through the next few months in the state of California.”  

He believes. No one cares what he believes. His beliefs don’t determine actual biology or, you know, how a virus spreads and ultimately burns itself out.

I don’t know who I hate more: our governor or the people who think he is doing a good job.

This week’s music choice is obvious. This one is for you Gavin.