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Getting fit is the task that haunts many of our waking hours, either because we're trying to and it's horrible, or because we're avoiding thinking about how we should be getting fit. Any minute now. I'll get off the couch. And away from the computer. Really soon.
Jimmy Fallon asked everyone on Twitter for their fitness fails—those times when you really tried to move your body and ended face down in a bowl of potato chips instead:
It's Hashtags time! Tweet out your funny or embarrassing story about working out or dieting and tag it with #FitnessFail. Could be on the show!
And he kicked it off by putting his dad's beer drinking habits on blast: "My dad bought a treadmill to get in shape. We came home once and there was a beer in the cup holder."
My dad bought a treadmill to get in shape. We came home once and there was a beer in the cup holder. #FitnessFail
But people easily topped that story: "I took a Zumba class to get in shape for my wedding and complained to the instructor after six weeks of steady weight gain. Turns out Zumba was not to blame. I was pregnant."
I took a zumba class to get in shape for my wedding and complained to the instructor after 6 weeks of steady weight gain. Turns out zumba was not to blame. I was pregnant. #FitnessFail
I couldn’t afford a personal trainer so I followed a lady and her trainer around the circuit. She asked”Are you copying me?” I answered,”Are you copying me?” #fitnessfail
I farted on a treadmill at the Y. But it was a shart and it ran down my leg and got onto the belt then started flinging onto the elipticals behind me. And the people on them. #FitnessFail
And apparently he wasn't the only one to have a s--ty time at the gym. Apparently poop fitness fails are way more common than we originally realized.
My cousin bragged about being on a diet once and buying diet supplements from a local vitamin shop. He found out after sitting on the toilet for a week straight that it was actually a laxative he had been taking. #FitnessFail
My sister and I were getting all hyped and warmed up for this intense yoga class. People stated to fill the room with pillows and blankets. Turns out Yoga Nidra is just a meditation nap. We didn't move and laid on the floor the whole time. #FitnessFail
Resolved to start swimming laps. 1st day, 1st lap, the old man swimming ahead of me lost his trunks and they wrapped around my head. I haven't been back since. #FitnessFail
My college roommate insisted on moving in a treadmill into our small on campus apartment. One day I came home from class to find this. #FitnessFailpic.twitter.com/W6GISguZV2
My parents were really excited about having a room for their in-home workout space when they first bought their house. It’s been 5 years, and they just moved all of the equipment out to put in a wet bar and a foosball table. #FitnessFail
In high school my friend worked at Dairy Queen. She wnted to lose weight but didn't like the taste of slimfast, so she mixed it with ice cream every day at work. #fitnessfail
These are all pretty terrible. But on the bright side, they set the bar really low for people who want to start getting in shape.
And then maybe one day you can backdoor brag about actually getting fit, like this guy who missed the whole point:
Didn’t have money for a gym, so I would run from one corner of the house to the other, not a #FitnessFail ended up losing 69lbs pic.twitter.com/QCVPOm5I0H
