I don't know if it's going to stay warm or not, but it has made me start thinking about activities I can do outside and around the house to help me burn calories along with my regular exercise. I found this great article written by Karen Rauen on the Good Housekeeping Website "Easiest Ways to Burn 100 Calories." Here's her partial list.
10 Minutes
- Jog around the block
- Jump rope quickly
- Work out to a step aerobics video
15 Minutes
- Climb up and down your stairs
- Play touch football with the family
- Go roller-skating
- Hit some tennis balls
20 Minutes
- Power walk
- Shoot hoops with your teens
- Trim the shrubs
- Weed the garden
- Turn up the music and dance around the room
25 Minutes
- Rake the lawn and sack the leaves
- Bike leisurely around the neighborhood
- Vacuum the rugs
- Mop the bathrooms
- Row a boat at the park
- Challenge a friend to a serious Ping-Pong match
- Tidy up the backyard
- Go horseback riding
- Refinish a piece of furniture
30 Minutes
- Throw a Frisbee around
- Ballroom dance with your husband
- Lift light weights
- Wallpaper or paint a room
- Wash your car
- Sweep the floors
35 Minutes
- Dust the house
- Practice the piano or violin
- Set the table and prepare a meal
- Play catch with your kids
- Clear the table and wash the pots, pans, and dishes
40 Minutes
- Iron your clothes
- Window-shop
- Unload the dryer and fold the laundry
- Cruise the aisles of the supermarket
I don't believe I have enough laundry to spend 40 minutes unloading and folding or ironing, but some of the other suggestions are possible for me. What about you?
Article taken from Good Housekeeping website:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/fitness-burn-100-calories-0906
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