By Lisa Carroll | with thanks to Tescohealthandwellbeings
Thursday, October 02, 2014.
Warning! This article could cause ‘summer
fabulousness’, a condition in which the reader looks and feels, well, fabulous!
Whether you’re on a diet or want to tone up, exercise should be an integral
part of your day. Government recommendations state that we should be active for
at least 30 minutes a day, most days of the week (and even more when we want to
lose weight or improve fitness levels). Now, I know for sure I am not doing
that much at the moment! So if you feel you’re in the same boat as myself, have
a look at these quick and easy ways to burn 100 calories.
Daily
activities
- Hoovering – 30 mins
- General cleaning – 35 mins
- Sweeping (moderate effort) – 25 mins
- Cleaning the car – 30 mins
- Cleaning windows – 30 mins
- DIY – painting – 20 mins
- Mopping – 25 mins
- Pushing a buggy (with a
child in it!) – 25 mins
In the garden
- Gardening (general) – 25 mins
- Weeding – 25 mins
- Clearing garden (of
leaves / overgrowth) – 25 mins
- Digging – 20 mins
- Planting – 30 mins
- Pruning – 30 mins
At the gym
- Treadmill – 25 mins
- Cardio & weight workout (moderate)– 20 mins
- Cardio & weight workout (vigorous) – 10 mins
- Zumba – 15 mins
- Aerobics (low impact) – 20 mins
- Aerobics (high impact) – 15 mins
- Aerobics (wearing 10-15lb weight) – 10 mins
- Water aerobics – 20 mins
- Step aerobics – 20 mins
- Kettlebells – 15 mins
- Cross trainer – 20 mins
- Weight lifting (vigorous) – 15 mins
- Weight lifting (moderate) – 25 mins
- Pilates – 40 mins
- Yoga (general) – 35 mins
- Yoga (Hatha) – 40 mins
- Yoga (power) – 30 mins
Playing sports
- Football (competitive) – 10 mins
- Football (casual) – 15 mins
- Football (coaching) – 25 mins
- Tag rugby (competitive) – 15 mins
- Tag rugby (casual) – 25 mins
- Rugby (competitive) – 15 mins
- Rugby (casual) – 25 mins
- Swimming (casual) – 20 mins
- Swimming (laps, fast) – 10 mins
- Treading water – 30 mins
- Cricket – 20 mins
- Basketball (casual) – 15 mins
- Basketball (competitive) – 10 mins
- Tennis – 15 mins
- Table tennis – 30 mins
- Squash (casual) – 15 mins
- Squash (competitive) – 10 mins
- Badminton (casual) – 25 mins
- Badminton (competitive) – 15 mins
*All activities are
approximates, differing weights of participants will yield different results
Exercise can be tough to fit
in, but if you can complete a few of these activities everyday / week you
should start to exceed the government recommendations. You will soon start to
see and feel the difference in your body shape and fitness levels.