Household chores, such as cleaning or cooking, of course, cannot completely replace fitness, but this does not mean at all that you cannot lose weight by doing your usual daily activities.
- Will help you burn the most calories cleaning… Vacuum – get rid of 100 calories, wipe the dust – from 50 more. General cleaning with washing chandeliers, windows and wiping hard-to-reach places will burn about 300 calories per hour, which, by the way, is about an hour’s bike ride.
- It is preferable to do purchases in large hypermarkets, where, it seems, you can always wander among the shelves with groceries. For such a shopping trip, you can burn about 200 calories.
- Cooking less effective for weight loss, but standing at the stove for an hour burns 70 calories, which is already good. Just do not get carried away with taking a sample from the dishes being prepared, otherwise you risk consuming many times more calories than you burn.
- If you wish, you can also increase the calorie consumption if you put it on your hands or feet. weight braceletsthat can be bought at sports stores. At first it will be strange and difficult, but this way you can increase your calorie burning by 15%! Do not forget that this is only suitable for those people who do not have problems with joints and spine.
- Very helpful suck in the stomach during any activity. It will also increase your calorie burn and lead to a flat stomach.
- Get involved cleaning “in Italian” – turn on cheerful music and dance to it. Not only will it burn more calories, but it’s guaranteed to improve your mood!