Practical applications
Once you’ve learned the core moves, they can be applied and adapted to assist in many practical household chores.
Reaching high areas
The Jumping Jack Wedge is ideal for such tricky household maintenance tasks as dusting high corners, hanging Christmas decorations, installing cabling or doing a bit of painting to cover up those nasty marks left on the walls after a House Gymnastics session.
The Shelf Pirouette is quite a versatile move. As well as putting up blinds, it can be used to paint the top of a window frame, or install high shelving. When used to lean into a room, the Shelf Pirouette can be used to remove cobwebs and even for a little light painting.
Excuse for cleaning
As an added practical application, preparation for a Bridge is the perfect excuse to clean the kitchen bench-tops and put away the dishes.
It is advisable to clean the toilet bowl for a WC Enclosed Space Brace, in case you fall into it and catch a faeces-related disease. Thus House Gymnastics becomes a sanitary catalyst.
Keeping the walls fresh
Trainers and shoes (and dirty feet) often leave marks on walls: the Jumping Jack Wedge and Ceiling Walk are public-enemy number one. If you find your walls covered in dirt and scuff marks, follow the instructions below and think of it as an incentive to keep your wall looking fresh.
First, try wiping away the marks with a cloth and surface cleaner. If this fails, try a layer of paint applied with either a brush or roller. If the mark still shows through, cover it with a layer of sealant or PVA glue before applying another layer of paint. If all else fails, wallpaper the entire wall and use the excuse that ‘the room needed a change’.
