What's your pet's favorite move?

[edensmom]

I have 4 cats but only one of them, Delilah, really likes to join in. She just loves floorwork of all kinds. Seems to be pretty popular with cats.

[DachsieDogMom]

Any floor work. If my dog's in the room he thinks its an invitation to come for a belly rub.

[ponytail]

I have three cats. One of them is so brazen (read: dumb) that she will come sit on my step while I'm doing a step workout!!! My other two cats will only enter when I'm doing ab work or stretches. And OH how they love to rub up against me (when I'm all sweaty - yuck!) during plank work!!

[cherimac]

I do have three cats but two live outside most of the time. My indoor girl is very shy (an abused stray that showed up at our house) so won't come up when I'm exercising, too noisy. Afterward, though, she does like my yoga mat.

Thanks for starting the thread, I love reading pet stories.

[Indy]

I usually block "my girls" (3 German shorthaired Pointers) when I work out.

They don't exactly want to come in there - the floor is laminate and quite slippy - they gingerly make their way across to the carpet to get to me. All floor exercises are quite popular - it seems to this is an excellent opportunity to get some loving. Scout will become quite insistent about it too. She'll tap me if I stop paying attention to her.

[MKEMom]

Originally Posted by edensmom

I have 4 cats but only one of them, Delilah, really likes to join in. She just loves floorwork of all kinds. Seems to be pretty popular with cats.

That is a GREAT cat name!

[cdayley]

My dog, as well as my 3 granddogs when they are staying at my house, all love to join in when I do table work. They think it's a great time to lick the sweat that is dripping off various parts of me. I have given in to this practice so I can finish my workouts, but I won't let them lick my face!

Edensmom, we used to have a cat named Delilah. We got her after we got our old dog, Sampson!

Chrys Dayley

[Mopsy]

Archie's favorite "move" is diving under the big chair when the doorbell rings. But really, he doesn't do much in the way of "moving". He has some fine yoga form, though, as shown in Doorstop Pose, Rug Pose (with many variations), and Pumpernickel Pose (formally known as Sphinx). He also demonstrates wonderful looking stretches.

He doesn't come near me during cardio, but we do become a little tangled during seated yoga and qi gong. The fur is very soothing (but the licks are somewhat distracting)

[Kathryn]

I forgot: Simon likes to work out on his own, chasing his tail (he's 10 years old, but still does this).

For his solo workouts, Pete likes pouncing on sheets and blankets that have 'lumps' in them, and skittering around like a lunatic.

Bobsie prefers yoga stretches.

Pete and Bobsie, and Simon and Pete also like MMA (meow martial arts, aka "rasslin').

Rascal sometimes 'rassles with Simon, but otherwise is not much of an exerciser.

[Barbara P]

your poodle is 10 pounds and slightly overweight? I have a 23 pound cat! seriously. He went to the vet last week...the vet has his brother and he weighs 21 pounds! They are just big cats (not maine coons, just regular american domestic) although Max could stand to lose a few pounds.

When he was younger he could fit under my step and ambush me if I was doing step. He doesn't fit now.

However, he is *always* around when I workout. Sometimes he lies down between the edge and middle of my w/o area for a nap....as I'm working out.

When I do chest presses/flyes/triceps extensions - Josephine will jump up on my step (which I use as a bench) and knead me.

Ariel is usually almost always around also, but she stays on top of her cat condo. Belle comes around occasionally.