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Ever had a less-than-poised moment on a weight machine, or in a boot camp class? Hey, you’re certainly not the only one. In a recent Reddit thread titled “Stupidest thing you’ve ever done in the gym?” in the XXFitness subreddit, users revealed their most cringeworthy (and often painful) workout moments—from tripping on the treadmill to gym flirting gone wrong. Here are some of the comments that had us giggling. (We recommend you stop reading now if you’re currently on a cardio machine!)
User Sambeano made the mistake of unloading a heavy barbell on one side, but not the other: “It was resting on the safety bars at the time, at about knee height, with about 30 kgs loaded on the other side. The bar flipped in the air and crashed into a glass door frame … The crash was so loud everyone turned around to look.” Whoops.
“I thought this bench near some cardio equipment was fixed to the ground for some reason and grabbed onto it to stretch my shoulders out. I flew backwards into a row of eight stationary bikes, knocking them all over like dominoes,” wrote Mpaellen.
Themortalvalkyrie got off a rowing machine with a bruised bum: “My butt fell off the rower. I was [trying to] do sprints and got a little too excited, and at one point I think my butt must have come up a little and the seat flew back and i came down on the bar. But it was funny.” (Another Redditer jumped in, “I wish that thing had a seatbelt!”)
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From jazzehcakes: “Once I was running on the treadmill and closed my eyes to sneeze, which caused me to trip, land face first, and fly off the treadmill.”
“I threw an exercise ball on the mini trampoline and it flung back hit my fingers, which then hit my face,” shared another Redditer. “I managed to grab the ball before it caused further chaos. Everyone around me either didn’t notice or pretended not to. I probably looked like an idiot laughing to myself.”
Reddutchess15 was new to the exercise scene when she tried out her university’s fancy gym. Feeling a bit intimidated, she decided to “start off easy on the elliptical,” she wrote. “Well, I get to the elliptical, try to push the start button, and nothing. I keep pushing the start button and nothing happens. So, I thought it was broken. Worse, I worried that I would be blamed. So I just left without doing any workout at all. It wasn’t until my friend starting making fun of this other girl for the same reason days later that I realized i was supposed to get on it first.” (Trust us, we’ve been there!)
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“Tried to kill a spider while running on the treadmill,” user little—dolly posted. “I lost my balance, fell down, got my shirt caught up and ended up with two scraped knees and treadmill road rash down one side of my face. Oh, and I didn’t get the spider.”
“I peed myself while squatting in a busy gym,” wrote Souponastick. “That wasn’t the worst part. For whatever reason my brain decided I needed to announce it, so as I was coming up from the bottom of the squat I screamed, ‘I’M F****** PISSING MYSELF!’ Everyone looked and watched me clean up my puddle.”
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“Saw a cute guy in the gym,” posted Tokyo1964. “I went to take a swig of water just as our eyes met, but accidentally squeezed the bottle slightly and sprayed it into my eye instead.”
From Blaserea: “Ripped the crotch out of my shorts squatting, even heard it through the headphones.”
Ever cranked up your speed on a cardio machine to clock a specific number of miles before your time runs out? Phoenixinda attempted this strategy, without success: “Last year I decided to go extra fast on the cross trainer for the last two minutes so that I could get a full 3-mile distance at the end of the 30 minutes. Foot slipped, fell between the pedals, and my foot fractured in three places. I was out for three months … I have been back at the gym, but I just can’t bring myself to even touch the cross trainer.”
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Vkm5028 learned the hard way to make sure you actually know the person you’re waving at before you say hi. “Thought I saw a friend of a friend out of the corner of my eye. I was in a goofy mood, and decided to make a goofy face and wave at him. Turns out, it wasn’t the guy who I thought it was, he was on the phone whenever I made the face at him, and I found out he’s a player for the local minor league baseball team and probably thought I was fan-girling at the sight of him.”
“Worn pale blue leggings,” one user commented. “It looked like I’d [peed] myself half way through my gym session.”
Wearing athleisure fresh out of the laundry? Make sure there’s no other laundry stuck to it before you leave the house. “I once had a thong static-cling itself to my leggings,” MyShoulderHatesMe posted. “I was at least 20 minutes into my workout before I noticed.”
CAPE TOWN – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says expropriation of land from white farmers without paying compensation is not ANC policy.
He says the party is unlikely to adopt the proposal at the party’s policy conference in June. The EFF has come out strongly, criticising the ANC for failing to speed up land redistribution.
Nkwinti delivered his 2017/2018 budget vote in Parliament on Friday.
READ: Agriculture minister sees no land expropriation without payment
“There’s no policy of the ANC in any of the conferences of the ANC that speaks of expropriation of land without compensation,” he said.
“I have categorised these calls as aspirational we are going to a policy conference in June, I have not seen it talking about this matter.”
Opposition parties had mixed reactions.
The department has a R10-billion budget for the 2017/2018 financial year and says it will use the bulk to speed up land redistribution by giving more teeth to the National Land Claims Commission.
“This is why now we are talking about turning the land claims commission into a Chapter 9 institution,” said Nkwinti.
Nkwinti says they’re working on legislation to fast- track this.
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Ann Pittman
Bring water to a boil. Add quinoa; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, until quinoa is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Preheat oven to 350°F; line a large baking sheet with foil. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add shallots and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Gradually add spinach, tossing constantly until spinach wilts. Remove from heat. Stir in quinoa, cheese, dill, salt, and pepper. Spoon mixture evenly into mushroom cups (about 1 1/2 teaspoons each). Arrange mushrooms on a baking sheet. Bake until tender, about 25 minutes.
| Calories per serving: | 68 |
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| Fat per serving: | 3g |
| Cholesterol per serving: | 6mg |
| Fiber per serving: | 1g |
| Protein per serving: | 4g |
| Carbohydrate per serving: | 8g |
| Sodium per serving: | 142mg |
| Iron per serving: | 1mg |
| Calcium per serving: | 60mg |
Cape Town – The body of 3-year-old Courtney Pieters has left her home in Elsies River for the last time.
The toddler, who was found dead after search of more than a week, will be buried on Saturday.
eNCA reported that her mother, Juanita Pieters, had requested that her coffin should not be opened at their home.
Funeral of #CourtneyPieters, leaving her home for the last time. @DailyVoiceSA @IOL pic.twitter.com/QT7wMbFR6O
— Saafia February (@saafia_saafiaf) May 20, 2017
Courtney was saluted as her body arrived at the Adriaanse Hall, from where she will be buried.
#CourtneyPieters saluted as she arrives at the Adriaanse Hall Clarke Estate @DailyVoiceSA @IOL pic.twitter.com/PkzMLTneNp
— Saafia February (@saafia_saafiaf) May 20, 2017
“@RobinAdamsSport: #RIP #CourtneyPieters #ElsiesRiver @WeekendArgus @IOL pic.twitter.com/PkgwObwFso“
— Thandie_N (@MsTtee) May 20, 2017
The toddler’s body was found in a shallow grave next to unused railroad tracks in Epping, Industria, a week ago.
#CourtneyPieters brother, Adrian clings to his dad as she is carried out of the home. @DailyVoiceSA @IOL pic.twitter.com/huw6mFs1ye
— Saafia February (@saafia_saafiaf) May 20, 2017
During a memorial service for Courtney on Thursday, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said the man accused of killing Courtney should die in jail.
“He is defended by the law and the child is burned. And we know nothing will bring Courtney back,” Mbalula said.
A 40-year-old man, Mortimer Sauders, has appeared in court on charges of raping and killing her.
The culmination and ending to the saddest and emotionally exhausting week in media.. R.I.P. dearest #CourtneyPeters https://t.co/3KNVGPOonc
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JOHANNESBURG – Three-year-old Courtney Pieters will be laid to rest in Cape Town.
#CourtneyPieters will be laid to rest today. Here is the program for the funeral service. pic.twitter.com/GNHLMxmrvL
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) May 20, 2017
The funeral service got under way at her home on Saturday morning.
The toddler’s body arrived at home and then proceeded to an auditorium for the church service.
#CourtneyPieters body arrives at home for the last time. Mom in pink hat, is carrying her child for the last time. #eNCA pic.twitter.com/tKJjvnLwlz
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) May 20, 2017
The little girl was found in a shallow grave not far from her home, after she’d been missing for more than a week.
A man who’d been renting a room in the family home, has been charged with rape, kidnapping and murder, he’s due to appear in court again next week.
This is where #CourtneyPieters body was buried. pic.twitter.com/puyfhWhAoa
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) May 19, 2017
President Jacob Zuma has visited Courtney’s family and vowed to act on complaints of police inefficiency, in the investigation of the toddler’s case.
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