Heh heh.. Hi Lioness!
I probably shouldn't have put this on the Shoveglove section..
Don't worry about churning butter while squatting up and down..
Only the non spastic highly coordinated people can do that without feeling like you are patting your head while rubbing your belly...
Shovelglove is potentially very dangerous if spazzing out...
Jammin Jan, does these lunges etc.. but her hammer is like four or five pounds..
I don't know if your's is bigger, but if it's more than 5 lbs or so, I say why invite an injury while multitasking... Even Reinhard, our beloved founder, finds Churning Butter with the SG, very awkward and unnatural..
If it feels silly to you, that's probably a good enough reason to not do it!
If you want to work your legs more, try to incorporate a few squats done without the SG...
Chair is a classic Yoga asana... Here's the steps in doing it and I'll look for an online pic for you some time later...
Stand with your legs together, knees touching... They are supporting each other... Crouch down and touch your fingers to the ground, then stay in that crouched position and lift your arms and extend them in allignment with your ears... It will feel as if you are sitting on an imaginary chair...
You will feel this in your quads and just pull in your abs and breathe in and out through your nose to energize you... Hold for 30 secs to a minute... This kind of squat is a static squat... There's not a lot of room for injury here as it's very stable, especially since your knees are getting reciprocal support...
Warrior poses can be found here:
www.yogajournal.com
Look in the pose finder link/section...
The 14 minute practice of Shovelglove doesn't have to be all with the SG...
As long as you do *something* every day!
Good luck!
Have fun!
Peace and Love,
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Deb