A friend, and client, recently stated, “I would love to hear some non-workout- exercise ideas that don’t require massive sweating or leaving kids to be watched by daddy.”
This got me to thinking… Many of us get exercise weekly or even daily that we don’t give ourselves credit for. There was a study done on those working in housekeeping. Perhaps, we need to look at the things we are already doing and give ourselves the credit for what we are doing.
30 minutes of our daily activities can burn some calories for us. Here are some examples and the calories burned in a 30 minute session.
| Active Gardening | 37 Calories |
| Carrying a Heavy object | 49 Calories |
| Carrying Groceries | 72 Calories |
| Dance | 225 Calories |
| House Cleaning | 34 Calories |
| Roll in the Hay | 17 Calories |
| Mopping | 23 Calories |
| Mowing the Lawn | 51 Calories |
| Actively playing with your Kids | 28 Calories |
| Scrubbing Floors | 34 Calories |
| Shopping for Groceries | 23 Calories |
| Take the Stairs | 43 Calories |
| Walking | 34 Calories (depends on Pace) |
This is a GREAT way to begin thinking about the things you do on a daily basis and the calories that it burns. Things add up and your activity level does too.
Playing at the park, we chase her around on all the apparatus and play too!
Occasionally we go bowling with friends.
Some other ideas for some “non-traditional” exercise might be…
| Park farther from the store. |
| Take the stairs when you have <5 floors to cover. |
| Walk around the block while your kids scooter. |
| Walk to the neighbors, the store, the playground. |
| Do crunches in your home. |
| Sign up for B.U.R.S.T.club.com workouts (11 minutes) |
| Do squats while watching a favorite TV program. |
| Have a “Dance Party” with your kids |
| Play Football with your Kids (or soccer/volleyball/etc.) |
| Swim/Tread water 152-167 Calories in 30 minutes |
| Challenge your kids to workout with you |
| Walk the dog |
| Wash the cars |
Daddy & CLB having scooter races in the driveway.
We frequently have dance party in our home, do bike/scooter rides as a family, walk places, and just move about playing tag. We have friends who get together and ski most weekends in the summer. (Pretty sure that counts as exercise) Just make ways to be more active, change your habits – even dance while you cook dinner – kill two birds with one stone and eat it for dinner!
Erick, barefooting.
What things do your families do to stay active?
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