| I've recently changed gyms, my old gym had no | | | | scrubbing the bath at all angles get into the squat |
| windows, was cramped and stuffy and I really | | | | position and hold it, don't rest on your haunches, |
| didn't enjoy going. Surroundings make the | | | | keep yourself suspended and feel the burn. |
| difference so I've cancelled that contract and | | | | 2. Step up to the cob webs: Get yourself a two |
| moved to the local leisure centre which has a big | | | | step block, similar to what kiddies use when |
| pool and big air conditioned rooms with large | | | | helping out with the dishes. Get the duster and |
| windows and natural light beaming in, so much | | | | step up, dust, step down and repeat... Move along |
| better in my opinion and I'm looking forward to | | | | and repeat, I assure you once you get down the |
| working out again. | | | | passage cleaning cobwebs your thighs will be |
| To kick off my new found love for all things | | | | burning. |
| heavy and repetitive I have purchased a heart | | | | 3. Pump the arms when hanging laundry: Don't |
| rate monitor which measures how many calories | | | | just lift and hang. Lift, lift, lift and hang, lift, lift, lift |
| one can burn while working out. I've tested this in | | | | and hang. Just don't let the neighbour see you! |
| a spinning class where I burnt 1042 Cal in 45 min | | | | 4. Vacuum with authority: Don't just pull your |
| and in weight training where I got through about | | | | carpet cleaner around the room, pump those |
| 450 Cal which is pretty good. | | | | arms and clean every section of the carpet with |
| I wondered how many calories carpet cleaning | | | | more than three passes, including the the stairs |
| burnt so today I used my watch while cleaning a | | | | where you can march on the spot one stair at a |
| 3 bedroom house in London, 3 rooms and stairs | | | | time while you clean roughly 3 steps up. |
| which took about three and a half hours without | | | | House cleaning and working out are not |
| breaks from start to finished and all packed up. | | | | necessarily pleasures, but combining the two can |
| The results were amazing, 2568 Calories, wow!. | | | | lead to some fantastic results in both body and |
| This got me thinking how can you turn mundane | | | | home. So go on and try it, get the heart rate up, |
| housework into exercise? | | | | get those carpets and windows clean, and get |
| Take a look at these steps and see if you agree: | | | | those guns! |
| 1. Hold that pose while cleaning the bath: When | | | | |