Cats are good for the abs. Anyone who has done core strengthening knows that it involves focused movement: holding your core still while moving a leg or lifting your head or torso or something. When I was rehabbing from something hockey related (SI joint), I had to crouch on my hands and knees with a three-foot PVC pole balanced across my shoulders and then lift my arms and legs one (and then two) at a time without the pole falling. I never succeeded.
But with a cat.... My cat, Sophie, is curled up next to me, leaning against me. She's not a jello-cat: if I move, she moves. And I needed a Kleenex, which was a foot beyond my regular arm reach. The challenge: grab a Kleenex without disturbing the cat. Move the upper body and torso a foot closer to the Kleenex box without moving the hips or legs.
She did stir, but I managed to do it.
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