Rawinia Gregory and Anna Delany
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If you’re picturing yourself walking around the grocery store with a set of hand weights, relax, we’re not suggesting you start doing that! Simply choose a shopping basket over a shopping cart when you can, and you’ll automatically have a hand weight. As you shop and your grocery load builds up, your muscles will get a work out. Easy huh?
If you don’t think that the above calorie-burning examples really make any difference, how about thinking of it this way:
| Activity | Calories burned per half hour* | You could eat a… |
| Washing floors | 140 | Cupcake |
| Weeding | 180 | 1/4 cup of pistachios |
| Walking dog at brisk pace | 125 | Medium glass of wine |
| Mowing lawn | 125 | Slice of cheese |
| Walking up stairs | 275 | Small chocolate bar |
| Riding bike to local shops | 210 | 2 peanut butter cookies |
| Rollerblading to work | 420 | 2 scoops of ice cream |
| Dancing with kids | 170 | 1 small bag of potato chips |
* For a 154 lb person. Adjust figures for different body weights.
So remember the motto: move more, move more often, and move more rapidly – and you’ll be able to eat more of your favorite treats or lose weight a little faster!
Last updated: January 19th, 2007
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