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BY BOB OTIENODoes signing up at the gym seem like a huge task? Maybe regaining your energy levels by actively participating in daily chores can help you finally get on with your life and get fit. Interestingly, doing basic chores at home or office can help you burn off those calories and help you get more energetic. Here are a few basic chores to get started with:
Wash your car: Well, it takes 15-20 minutes to do it but will warm up your body and get the blood rushing, giving you a start to your day. Research shows that you will also burn around 80 – 100 calories and save some money too.
Dusting the house: Keeping your house clean can help you burn approximately 210 calories an hour. So, put on some music and get started on your spring cleaning!
Cooking food: Touted as one of the most therapeutic hobbies, cooking is a lot more than a stress buster. You can burn up to 140 calories per hour but spend time cooking healthy delights. This is also because your body is always on the move all around the kitchen getting this, getting that, washing dusting and cleaning after all the work is done.
The regular Use of stairs: This is oldest and the most popular calorie burning technique that can help you burn up to 300 calories per hour. And if you add a grocery bag or weighted items to this activity, the calorie burning count can go up to 520 calories per hour! All this climbing and walking also helps in shaping up your legs, working your cardio respiratory system thus improving your stamina and performance. So next time if you were to choose, opt for the stairs than lifts or escalators.
Walk when you talk: Do not be sedentary. Literally, be mobile whenever possible, walk around the room or the gallery when you talk over phone. This gives you a break and of course and burn a few calories too. You can also walk to your neighbour’s or friends house, if its ok with them and close instead of phoning.
Getting coffee and water: It doesn’t take much time to walk up to the water cooler or dispenser or the coffee machine to get a mug full for yourself. It would help you loose 70 calories at least.
Brisk walk or Jog around your estate: During your free time, instead of lazing on the sofa watching TV, get up and keep your body on the move. Create time at least to brisk walk around your compound or estate. Such an action will keep your heart on toes, therefore help burn calories. It is also a good way to shed off some weight.
There are many other ways to burn 70-500 calories a day. These are few bonus calories that you can burn anywhere irrespective of being at a gym or a field or playing a sport. Look around and check what other activities you can add to your daily movements.
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