I missed this idea. I wish I would have seen this before the superbowl. But you know what?? This is a good idea on watching any tv show/movie. Like every commercial do something. Thanks for the idea. :) - 2/6/2013   4:19:33 AM

I made it through the first half (and what felt like a gazillion bicycle crunches). It was awesome!!! I even inspired others to try. I was shocked at how much I could do, and even more shocked that I could walk the next day! - 2/5/2013   11:31:53 AM

Hi!
My DD and I tried this today during the super bowl. We made it through the first half before we got too tired to continue. Of course the power break during the game really did it.
One thing that was really good was I drank 64 oz of water during the workout and throughout the game!
Great workout...so how do you put this into the fitness tracker??? - 2/4/2013   12:56:45 AM

This is great! And there's actually a decent amount of breaks in between. Enought time to get some water in! - 2/3/2013   9:24:46 PM

I have just printed out my challenge only 2hrs to go, LET'S GET IT ON....GO RAVENS!!!! :) - 2/3/2013   4:57:31 PM

I don't fully agree here. Why not get your normal or maybe a little heavier workout in before the game and then enjoy the game like normal. Set a food intake goal and stick to it. Have a partner help you avoid the temptations and your willpower will grow a little. Enjoy the game people. With all that jumping and burpeeing you're going to miss half of it. - 2/3/2013   11:59:26 AM

Let's go SparkTeam!!! Super Bowl calorie burrrrrrrrrnnn!!! - 2/3/2013   9:34:52 AM

I am so wound up for this game
I am a 49er fan and will need this workout game to get through my jitters!!
Go niners!!! - 2/2/2013   6:05:48 PM

I would do this, but I'll be in a crowded bar, and I'm not so sure trying to exercise while drinking whiskey is a good idea... =P - 2/2/2013   10:07:42 AM

For the exercises I can do, I'm in! My 6yr old grand-daughter and I will have a great time and everyone else will think we're insane. Lol - 2/1/2013   5:43:57 PM

good idea - 2/1/2013   7:19:16 AM

Great Idea ;-)
Thanks for Sharing !!!
- 2/1/2013   1:11:02 AM

Love it! I'm in! - 1/31/2013   9:27:33 PM

What a great idea...even if you can incorporate only some of these, you'll get a great workout! Fun!!! Can't wait to try this with the boys on Superbowl Sunday - 1/31/2013   10:09:07 AM

I'll certainly try to include some of them! - 1/31/2013   9:34:37 AM

I can see doing some, but really. This looks like the challenge going when the Olympics was happening. Guess that will be coming again soon, too. The idea is good, but as another sparker said, the game is to be enjoyed. - 1/31/2013   9:26:49 AM

The game doesn't come on until 3:30AM where I am, don't think I will feel like jumping around and exercising at that hour. I probably won't even get up and watch since we do not get the commercials. - 1/31/2013   5:25:30 AM

Looks like fun - don't know if I'll be watching since there's no "local skin" in the game this year...... - 1/31/2013   4:53:03 AM

I am going to have to print that and do it. Others will look at me like I am crazy because I think I will not tell them what I am doing. LOL - 1/31/2013   4:21:05 AM

This is way too much work -- I plan to enjoy the game. I do have a football game exercise challenge with one of my Spark teams throughout the season, but the Superbowl is time to sit back and enjoy. (And try to keep the snacks healthy.) - 1/31/2013   12:26:15 AM

We have had an exercise bike in our living room, in front of the tv for at least 9 yrs., and we watch alot of sports, or whatever. Neither one of us ever just "sits and stares" at the tv, doesn't matter if it's weekend, holidays, etc., so we ride the bike for several hours every day. Also keep weights on the floor to just pick up. It's the easiest way to get exercise in every day, you don't even need to "dress" is you don't want to, so no excuses. Good ideas on the list. - 1/30/2013   9:15:45 PM

This sounds like a good idea. Beats sitting on the couch the whole time.
Since I will be at home this year, I can get my workout in at the same time
as watching the game! - 1/30/2013   6:15:37 PM

sounds good to me!
- 1/30/2013   4:47:49 PM

These are great for every day use, thanks so much! - 1/30/2013   3:15:16 PM

This is a great idea! I will try a few of them. I feel that if I say I will commit to them all, I won't be able to enjoy the game. That said, I will try to keep track of my minutes to be able to add it to my daily workout totals! Wish me luck!! - 1/30/2013   1:34:20 PM

I love this! I wish I'd seen it before, oh, now. =) I hope Best of SparkPeople resends the link next year, because I am in like Flynn! - 2/7/2012   12:46:45 PM

I really wanted to do this BUT I did have to work (which when I'm by myself working I DO exercise) but as I work in a sport book, I got stuck having to work w/ another employee ALL DAY LONG!! Which I might add, was totally redundant as we didn't need 2 people! SO I was bad and ate an awful lot of pretzels! - 2/7/2012   9:49:49 AM

I wish I'd seen this yesterday! I definitely would have tried it! Thanks for your creativity!

Please remind us of these ideas when football season comes around again!

Hey, how 'bout one for us to use during baseball season? :-) - 2/6/2012   7:57:00 PM

I wish I'd seen this before the game! - 2/6/2012   5:01:38 PM

We did it, but only part of it. My husband and I decided before the game started which 12 actions/exercises we would do. Which was a good balance between enjoying the game and keeping up with the exercise game. It was fun but goodness my thighs were burning at the end with those timeouts!! We'll do it again next year if we aren't going to someone else's house!


And to CAMELSAMBA - they mentioned SB 42 because that was when the Giants/Patriots played as well. - 2/6/2012   4:06:10 PM

This is funny, but I didn't see it until Monday morning :^) There are some people in my town who watch the City Council meetings on public access TV to do write-ups for a local newspaper, and they have a drinking game for it. Maybe they should modify it to be a workout game instead!

(by the way, it was Super Bowl 46 - why would they mention 42?) - 2/6/2012   11:01:41 AM

Whoah - this was AWESOME! I was impressed with the number of bicycle crunches I could do - my gosh, so many 1st downs! :)
My favorite part was the touchdowns - jumping jacks were a blast! I haven't done those for years and had so much fun.
I loved this idea - thank you for sharing!! - 2/6/2012   7:09:16 AM

I love this!! I may come up with something like this for a Breaking Dawn I viewing party=) - 2/6/2012   4:53:01 AM

Great idea. - 2/6/2012   2:15:26 AM

Okay, so I thought it would be fun to print this out and do the workouts. And it was, for a while. Until the safety and the many beer commercials and then the touchdown and then the first downs.. But such a clever way to keep up with working out even while you are having fun. I am definitly going to hang on to this into next season.. Maybe there will be other ones for basketball, hockey and baseball.. but this was definitely fun! - 2/5/2012   11:42:00 PM

I think my Dad was having fun as he called out plays to me while I was on the mat. "Oh jeez, they just did a reverse...what do they have ya doin' now?", he'd say. Well let me tell you, a ton of first downs (in just the first half alone). I think my abs are going to be screaming tomorrow. Anyways, that was one hell of a challenge. I called it quits at half time. I was done! - 2/5/2012   11:34:20 PM

Wow am I glad I did not start watching the game until halftime. I could barely keep up with the bicycle crunches. I'd still be in the middle of the first 20 and they would get another first down, lol. I did 31 exercises and I think I might have missed one or two here and there. Things happened so fast. I really had to keep my eye on the list AND keep up with what was going on in the game. This was a great idea Coach Nicole!! - 2/5/2012   10:37:27 PM

I printed this workout and will do it tomorrow. I am home with my sick GD and am eating normally, so I am just enjoying the game. GO PATS !! - 2/5/2012   9:05:02 PM

I'm almost sad I'm not watching the game! Very cute idea. - 2/5/2012   8:05:57 PM

I am having so much fun with this! would it be possible for the coaches to calculate the calories burned after the game? :) GO PATS! - 2/5/2012   7:18:14 PM

Oh my gosh! This is so much fun! I'm going to have to get a beer soon! Danced during the M&M commercial! - 2/5/2012   7:01:13 PM

I am already exhausted and the game has only been on 44 minutes ! My boys are impressed by my athleticism...hahaha ! - 2/5/2012   6:45:19 PM

Sounds like fun, if you watch football it should be a blast! Also, it might work out for other games such as basketball or hockey, even baseball. - 2/5/2012   6:32:41 PM

Holy Tamales, Bat Girl!

You forgot to put in a warning. WARNING: Make SURE you have your doctor's clearance before attempting.

If you are new to SparkPeople, or if you can't do all of these exercises in one routine workout, you may want (need) to only do these exercises the first time the event happens (even using that as a guide, I would probably have to sleep through the second quarter to recover!). - 2/5/2012   2:30:26 PM

This sounds like fun. I am going to do as much as I can - 2/5/2012   1:43:00 PM

This is so funny,,,yet brilliant! I don't watch football, and I can't do most of those exercises, but those of you who can should give it a try. Make it a team effort!
Hah, hah. okay, it's back to Wii Tennis for me. - 2/5/2012   1:26:55 PM

This sounds like fun! Though I'm still not sure if I care enough to watch the game, if I do I will definitely be doing these. Now I'm off to make sure I know what a burpee is. - 2/5/2012   11:45:29 AM

Great plan! Only part of the Super Bowl I will be watching is David Beckham! Otherwise, it's the Puppy Bowl for me! - 2/5/2012   10:40:08 AM

Too funny - it almost makes me want to watch football. - 2/5/2012   9:59:35 AM

I love this! I'm staying home so I won't be tempted by parties and bars, so this will be perfect. My goal is to follow this through halftime and then enjoy my healthy dinner during the second half of the game. Go, Giants!!! - 2/5/2012   9:42:48 AM