Challenges
Competitions, extreme moves, and ideas to get the House Gym juices flowing.
Move of the Month
The Move of the Month competition was open from 2002-2006. It was created to initiate pro-activity within the House Gymnastics community, as a way of developing ever more exciting, interesting and difficult moves.
To win Move of the Month you had to submit a 100% real photo of yourself doing your own patented House Gymnastics move, or performing an extreme or synchronised version of an existing Harrison&Ford manoeuvre.
Triple X
The Triple X is a move designed for the more experienced, skilled and fearless House Gymnast. The perfect Triple X has so far eluded even Harrison and Ford and is the ultimate House Gymnastics challenge.
Submissions are judged and graded on width of space (relative to the person), height, location, and straightness and splayed-ness of the body. Obviously the move is more impressive if attempted in a public space with onlookers present, as this adds pressure to the performance.
Floor Chicken Face-Off
House Gymmers face-off to see who can be first to successfully perform a Floor Chicken. This challenge can be performed as a face-off between two people or as a group event.
The rules are simple: the first person to perform a Floor Chicken and hold the position for three seconds wins.
The 25th Element
The 25th Element is a special endurance performance, invented as a challenge with exchange visit or group possibilities. Two people try to perform all 25 classic Harrison and Ford moves, in a tag team fashion, in 25 minutes.
Each move has to be performed in its appropriate place around the home, i.e. you can’t do all 25 moves in one room. The moves must be completed in alphabetical order and each person must complete the move before moving on to the next.
The 10 Commandments
Ten people attempt to complete ten House Gym moves in ten minutes. You will need: two groups of ten people, ten minutes, one corridor space, one bath, and an armchair and table.
Each move must be held for three seconds. Once everyone has completed their move, they move on to the next House Gymnastics space to perform a different move, thus evoking memories of circuit training classes and school gym lessons.
Out and about
Once you’ve mastered the basic House Gym moves, you can start collaborating and inventing your own. Some ideas include moves that are site specific, in the office, synchronised, or combined.
For the social House Gymnast there is also the opportunity for exchange visits. These can be between individuals or groups and, because House Gymnastics has members all over the world, exchanges can involve travel to foreign countries.
