How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies

  • March 2, 2010
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If there were an Olympic sport called “pointless challenges executed at significant risk to life and limb,” you’d be a gold medalist. Here’s how to turn your competitive drive into something that can actually help benefit your body.

You Will Need

  • Willingness to look like a fool
  • Wii
  • Desire to dominate
  • Sporting equipment (optional)

While this video is awesome, it didn’t go to medical school. Always consult your doctor for actual medical advice.

How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies: Host a pub-crawl race

Step 1: Host a pub-crawl race

Inject some rivalry into your next pub crawl. Organize teams that have to complete a physical task at each bar before moving on to the next one. Last team to arrive at the final bar pays the tab!

Choose bars that are in walking or jogging distance of each other.

How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies: Challenge trash talk

Step 2: Challenge trash talk

Next time your loudmouth buddy plays the Monday morning quarterback role, make him walk the walk. Challenge him to a throwing or passing contest while others look on, and he won’t be able to refuse.

Carry a football or other sports equipment in the trunk of your car so you’re always ready for an impromptu match.

How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies: Play Wii

Step 3: Play Wii

Put down the Xbox and pick up the Wii. It will get you off the couch, but you’ll still have the creature comforts of your man cave around you. Must. Keep. Beer. Close.

How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies: Join the gym

Step 4: Join the gym

Take the ultimate step and go to the gym. There’s no better motivation to ratchet up your workout routine than getting lapped − or worse, schooled on the chin-up bar. You want raw competition − you got it.

How To Stage Healthy Contests With Your Idiot Buddies: Take a class

Step 5: Take a class

Sign up for a yoga class. You might not be impressed by your friend’s downward-facing dog, but those foxy yoga ladies will be. Game on!

Popularized in Amsterdam, the “bicycle bar” is a pedal-powered pub on wheels.

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Comments (5)

mmf23

Noice nod to the Frolic Room! Love that bar

about 1 year ago by mmf23

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Seth_Burleigh

Bicycle bar, ingenious!

about 1 year ago by Seth_Burleigh

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Seth_Burleigh

Cool!

about 1 year ago by Seth_Burleigh

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KC_Ifeanyi

i want that bear costume.

about 1 year ago by KC_Ifeanyi

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sark

u guys are awesome

about 1 year ago by sark

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