Anyone can save money and lose weight
naturally by burning calories while doing their Housework. Did you know - you
can burn even more calories by walking back and forth between these chores.
Everyone has to clean their home at least once a week, right? Well with
vacuuming, dusting and washing the floors you are losing weight. Many of us do it daily as it is easier doing a
bit at a time. If you are overweight then this is the ideal and natural way
to lose weight, without it costing you a cent for all those weight reduction
schemes that often cost you money and nothing else.
A big part of any weight
loss idea is burning calories. Therefore why not make your everyday household
chores work towards your weight loss. It is simple when you think about
it an important part of losing weight is being more. I know, house
cleaning is boring I hear you say. No, not if you do it to music.
Instead of dragging your feet from one room to the other with the vacuum
cleaner, put on some lively music and jig around using all those lazy muscles
that badly need exercise.
Less Surgical reconstructions
Not only will you
reduce weight, it will help keep your body healthier reducing the risk of
having expensive surgical knee and hip reconstructions.
Washing the dishes
Forget the dish washer wash the dishes by hand and instead of drying a
pile of things and putting them in the cupboard all at once. Dry one at a time
and try walking sideways put each article away and walk back to the sink and
get another. Side stepping movements are good exercises for the muscles and you
are burning calories in the process.
Washing the windows
Oh Yuk, I cannot clean windows if you paid me. They end up looking worse
than before I started. But nevertheless they need to be done and remember that
as you do them you are burning those very important calories and exercising
your arms and shoulders.
Washing and Vacuuming the floors
Whether you sweep or vacuum your floors it will make no difference
because you are still burning calories. What you need is to put more moving
action into this job. If you work with music can jig about as you drag the mop,
vacuum or broom across the floors. You can even enjoy this horrible chore for a
change instead of dreading it.
When washing your kitchen tiles
get down on your hands and knees and give the tiles a real good scrub.
Quite often we never see the small marks and stains on our kitchen and bathroom
tiles, they will be filthier than you thought. This is your chance to burn up more calories
and give your body more exercise.
Cleaning your Carpets
Why pay someone to clean your carpets when you can do it yourself and lose
weight at the same time. Modern carpet cleaners will save you money and
easier to use these days. Forget about it being hard work your bodies will
appreciate the extra exercise.
Hanging out your washing
I know it is cold
outside during the winter months and hot in the summer. Although instead of
throwing all that washing into the dryer, make yourself walk outside and hang
your washing on the clothes line. Your body will love you for exercising your
whole back as you bend up and down with each item. So how can that be a bad
thing, it isn’t. Even folding the washing is still burning a few more calories.
Collecting the mail
Do not walk to the mail box and straight back inside. Stop to look
at your garden. Are there any dead flower heads that need picking off? Do
this and they will produce a more prolific display of blooms in your garden.
Bend down and pull out a few weeds, by doing a few each day it will prevent doing
a big backbreaking chore all at once and you will burn more calories.
Other ways to reduce Weight
Walking and Stairs
Walk with a friend.
I understand how you may not feel safe going for a walk on our streets these
days. If you have this problem, then why not walk around your own back
yard. Or look around your home and see
if you have a few steps or a staircase to climb a few times a day this will
help too. There are so many different ways to exercise without costing you
anything.
Healthy diet
I know this is a calorie burning article. If you eat lots of
chocolates, pastries, and high calorie foods then you are defeating the
purpose. So remember to eat healthy at the same time as burning those
calories and you will definitely see a difference in reducing your weight.
No you do not have to stop eating some of those things, just reduce the intake
quantity by using common sense and eat healthier fresh vegetables grown in your
own garden.
Gardening
This is another great way to workout, by digging up a small patch in
your yard and plant healthy greens, like broccoli, peas, beans cucumbers and
zucchini. Grow your own and reduce the risk of eating harmful chemicals
used on many fruits and vegetables sold in the supermarkets.
By spending ten minutes each week pulling out a few weeds and picking
your wonderful produce you have not only burnt more calories you will enjoy
eating your own fresh vegetables, eating healthier.
Mowing the lawns and walking the dog will also burn calories and I am
sure the dog would really love you more for the effort. No matter what you do
around your house, make a conscious effort to put more oomph into the
job. By now you must realize this will reduce weight and give your body
the exercise it badly needs to keep your bones and muscles working better.
I know we do not realize how much our bodies need this exercise, when
young. Too often people sit about watching TV or sitting in front of the
computer screen that their bodies do not get the needed movement to keep their
bodies fit. You see overweight people every day on the television, some
of them can hardly walk because their weight is putting so much stress on their
legs and feet.
We all need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask ourselves, am I
doing enough exercise to keep my body active. If the answer is no, (like
me) then, how about making the effort before it is toooooo late. Your health will
suffer. Can you afford to spend time off work through illness that you could
have avoided?
.
Make yourself a
promise, to put in the effort to help your body, now!
