Dungeons and Dragons and Workouts

Mr. Morris works out seven mornings a week. During the work week, he’s often at the gym by 5:30 a.m. and exercises for an hour before he returns home to wake his kids and have breakfast with his family. On the weekends he gets to the gym at 7 a.m.

Mr. Morris will roll his die twice to determine his day’s workout. He dedicates 30 minutes to each exercise. Some days that means he’ll be doing an hour of cardio, and other days all strength.

1. The Euro: Stationary bike for 45 minutes.
2. Playground: Exercises on the swing set, ropes, bars, trees. (Such as jump and hang from a swing set, jump up and down off of a picnic table.)
3. LeBron: Shoot baskets, work on jump shots, full-court dribble. (Named for the basketball player.)
4. NFLPA: Two-minute, full-speed sprints on a treadmill. (Stands for NFL Players Association because it mimics the wind sprints football players do in practice.)
5. Accelerator: Run on the treadmill and steadily increase speed until topping out, repeat.
6. Water: Swim a half or one mile, alternating sprints.
7. River run: An easy pace, four- to five-mile run along the Anacostia River.
8. Plyo: Jumps, squats, balance on a balance ball. (Stands for plyometrics, exercises involving a burst of speed and strength.)
9. Kettle corn: Swings and lifts with kettle bells.
10. Jack LaLanne: Work out on Nautilus machines, focus on shoulders and chest. (Refers to the late fitness guru.)
11. Alex McCandless: Climb the step machine for 200 stories. (Named for the ‘Into the Wild’ subject, who liked to walk.)
12. Reverse: Skip backwards on treadmill for one mile.
13. Jail house: 300 sit-ups, 150 pushups (The sit-ups in sets of 50 and pushups in sets of 25.)
14. Full metal jacket: Walk with a 50-pound weighted vest. (Borrows the name of the 1987 Vietnam War movie.)
15. Medicine ball: Twists, squats, lunges, side to side moves using the medicine ball.
16. Burpees: Perform as many as possible in 30 minutes. (See Least Favorite Workout section of main column.)
17. Mike Tyson: Punching bag workout. (Named for the prizefighter.)
18. Old school: Bench press, bicep curls, military press, three sets each.
19. Yosemite: Rock climbing at the gym.
20. Rihanna: Paddleboarding at the Columbia Island Marina in Arlington, Va. (Named for the singer who was photographed doing the sport.)

via What’s Your Workout?: Rolling the Dice for Exercise – WSJ.com.

Way to work hard, Mr Morris.