You can move around while cleaning your home. That's how it works!
If you miss your gym workout during the pandemic, there are many ways to stay in shape. Just have a look around and you will discover tons of activities that will ensure you stay fit, lose weight, and feel great. For most people, housework and cleaning are just boring chores that need to be done ASAP so you can get back to doing what you need or love. Why not look at this drudgery from a whole new angle? It gets you moving, doesn't it? So why not make the most of it and turn your home cleaning routine into a great gym-style workout? Possible? Absolutely! House cleaning tasks are of moderate intensity. When done regularly, they can help you maintain a fitness routine that kills two birds with one stone. The bonus is that you have a squeaky clean house at the end of each session.
What is the best home cleaning workout?
House cleaning offers you a great combination of cardio, strength training, flexibility and strength exercises, bending and stretching exercises, stability and interval training. Playing some of your favorite dance music can have a fun dance-style aerobics session.
A 30 minute cleansing session can burn up to 500 calories with the right combination of tasks.
- Dust off:This is a great way to stretch and bend. You can reach up to the cobwebs, windows, doors and cabinets and bend down to tackle furniture, cabinets and shelves. It also keeps your arms in shape, gives your wrists and ankles movement and flexibility. When cleaning skirting boards or floorboards, you can crouch on all fours and do a little yoga while sneaking into a leg extension. This could burn up to 4 calories a minute.
- Wipe:Leave the fancy standing mop behind and do the old-fashioned squat-style mopping. Not only will this make your floors much cleaner, but it will also allow you to exercise your legs, arms, hips, and back. A full squat is ideal for less strength and flexibility. You can take it to the next level by washing out the kitchen floor or patio, this time with a standing mop that you can use to try some great ballet moves to your favorite music.
- Wear laundry:Take the stairs while carrying your laundry basket up and down and you will burn at least 2 to 3 calories per minute. Hold the load in front of your body to exercise your torso and shoulders. Try a lunge movement as you go up to focus on your hamstrings and glutes.
- Make beds and tidy up:This is a great time to try out some side lunges, bends, and stretches. The occasional warrior pose in yoga will help you strengthen your stomach, back, and legs. Bend over and straighten up several times while picking things up from the floor will give you flexibility and balance.
- Knead dough: is a great arm exercise and also gives you soft bread. This is a great replacement for dumbbell-free arm exercises, and you can also sculpt your upper arms, biceps, and forearms.
- Car wash: is a great, comprehensive, full body cardio workout. It's great for your upper body. If you add squats, extensors, and lunges as you tackle the wheels and interiors while wiping the roof, windows, and windshield, you can burn more than 100 calories in 30 minutes.
Check this out for house cleaning & Make sure you have enough time to get the tasks done, have the right tools, clean products and equipment handy, and enjoy the experience.
