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Calories are bad for our bodies but the truth is calories are a measure of
energy and everyone needs it to function our daily
activities.
This is the same concept of how a car requires petrol to run.
However, consuming more calories than you required may
lead to excessive weight gain which makes you fat and lazy
. Now, you don’t have to head to the local gym or buy any
exercise equipment at home to burn more calories.
Start the day with household chores or enjoy your favorite activities that involves with moving your body.
That is why it is vital to remain active by performing
various activities and exercises at home or at work and
burn more those unwanted calories regularly or better still
throughout the day.
Here are 8 tips to burn calories at home daily with your
household chores from morning till night:
1. Mopping – is a wonderful way to keep your home clean while
staying in shape by burning off those excess calories.
When you mop 20 minutes per day, you will burn off
62 calories which is equivalent to shedding off 1 medium
red apple.
2. Dancing-
Majority people love to listen to music or songs.
Whether you are a big fan of jazz music, blues, hip hop or
classic music, just turn on the radio on and dance to the
rhythms.
Dancing helps you to move majority of the joints from
head to toe.
While you get to enjoy your favorite music, you will
benefit by burning 155 calories in 30 minutes.
This is equivalent to shedding off 1 piece of cheese cake!
3. Brisk Walking-
Do you exercise in the morning?
Try taking a brisk walk instead of jogging.
Brisk walking is a form of exercise by walking at a faster
pace than slow walking.
Remember to wear a pair of comfortable jogging shoes in
order to avoid any foot mishaps.
Take a brisk walk of 60 minutes per day and you will shed
off 222 calories!
That is a lot compare to the others.
You will be getting rid of 6 sticks of your favorite kebab
meat!
4. Slow Walk-
Enjoy a morning or evening walk daily by walking slowly.
Take your own sweet time walking slowly while admiring
the surrounding scenery and take a deep breath of the fresh
air.
Slow walk is beneficial for old folks who have weak knees,
pregnant mums and patients who are recovering from
surgery.
Try walking 30 minutes per day and you will burn off
140 calories which is equivalent to shedding off 100g
pickled fruits.
5. Gardening-
You may be surprised that gardening helps every major part
of the muscles in your body working hard as you keep
your garden patch clean and tidy.
Do not squat too long as your kneecaps may hurt or
inducing leg cramps as the veins are pressed hard,
blocking the normal blood flow in the lower part of your
legs.
Try standing up every 10-20 minutes after each squats.
6. Grocery Shopping-
Amazing but true.
Grocery shopping is a great way to burn those calories
when you push the heavy shopping cart, carry handheld
shopping basket full of groceries and walking for
1-2 hours.
These activities can always help your arms, legs and body to push forward for more strength and keep you wide awake.
Do you ever realize that after a shopping trip, you will feel
tired and hungry?
Yes, you had burnt 140 calories if you had shopped at least
45 minutes.
That is equivalent to shedding off 1 piece of pancake.
7. Cycling-
Go for a fun ride at your nearest local park or residence
area in the evening.
Nothing beats than a breezy ride while exercising your legs
rather than buying a tread mill that cost you too much
money.
Try cycling your bicycle for 60 minutes, you could burn
192 calories which is equivalent to shedding off 1 piece
of chocolate cake.
8. Cooking-
Who knew that a little bit of chopping, stirring and moving
around the kitchen can burn your calories?
Preparing the ingredients such as chopping and kneading
dough requires the strength from your arms, palms and
fingers.
Besides that, you will spend more time on standing,
walking, bending and squatting that give your body the
ultimate exercise, sweating under “no fan” environment
that I would describe as “sauna”.
Spending your time in the kitchen for 30 minutes , helps to
burn off 245 calories, equivalent to shedding off 1 bar of
chocolate.
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Archie's comics talks of Betty and Veronica where Betty a poor girl has a perfect figure doing household chores while Veronica the rich girl struggles at Gyms and envies Betty :grin:
This is very informative. I do a lot of household Chores but I capture back all the lost calories when I sit down with my cup of mid morning tea and eat a slice of brownie or cake:)
Exercise is a must for everyone though most of us don't like to do them or even take the time to try. At least I try to do most of the exrcises that you have mentioned above. The one I did not know works to burn calories is chopping vegetables. Even though I tend to do a lot of cooking and chopping I didn't know am doing myself some good. Brisk walking is my favorite because I do this like literally everyday for like 45 minutes though I feel tired after walking am hapo that some calories have been shed off which is a good thing.
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Exercise to Burn Calories. ...
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism. ...
Do Strength Training to Build Muscle. ...
Drink Caffeinated Green or Black Tea. ...
Eat Smaller, More Frequent Meals. ...
Don't Skip Breakfast. ...
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism. ...
Eat Low-Fat Dairy.
When you exercise, you use muscle. This helps build muscle mass, and muscle tissue burns more calories -- even when you're at rest -- than body fat. According to Wharton, 10 pounds of muscle would burn 50 calories in a day spent at rest, while 10 pounds of fat would burn 20 calories.
"Studies have shown that with increases in exercise time, the elevation in resting metabolic rate is prolonged,"
For those reluctant to do their household chores, the knowledge you might burn a significant amount of calories might just be the motivation you need.
Boredom is more often than not associated with cleaning and DIY, however the vigorous exercise that goes into it is often forgotten. A jog or spin class is not the only way to burn calories and lose weight, after all.
The home improvement service Plentific rounded up how many calories you burn each hour from doing the following chores based on an adult’s weight of 150lbs (10.7 stone).
Cleaning
For light cleaning jobs like dusting or hanging up clothes, you can burn 171 calories in an hour. So if you add in some more strenuous cleaning methods like hovering, you can burn even more. The amount of calories burned cleaning are therefore equivalent to almost four jaffa cakes.
Sweeping
Brushing away the dust on the kitchen floor or leaves outside on the patio for one hour can result in 269 calories being burned, meaning just 30 minutes of sweeping will burn 135 calories – almost as much as a can of coke.
Moving furniture
While re-organising the furniture in your home is often an arduous task, the benefits, in addition to rejuvenating the feng shui, are evident by burning 408 calories. Therefore, one hour of furniture moving is similar to playing 50 minutes of tennis.
Gardening
While the weather might be too cold to venturing out into the garden just yet, when spring arrives putting on your gloves and getting your fingers green can burn you 339 calories. Similarly, pushing around a lawn mower for an hour burns 376 calories – more than two bottles of Stella Artois.
Painting a room
If a New Year’s resolution was to freshen up the home with some redecorating, you’ll be pleased to know it burns 306 calories. If this is a longer job, which it very often is, and takes four hours that is 1200 calories burned on painting walls- the same as two Big Macs.