Drop It While You Shop

We’ve all heard about retail therapy, right? What if I told you that you could actually burn calories while you shop? Yep! Burn calories while shopping!

When I was in university I came across the following information and thought to share it…after all every little helps, right? Plus shopping is so much fun!

Trying on Swimming Costumes burns about 60 calories and helps your posture (with all the stretching) which is good for all round flexibility.

Burn 100 calories by lifting heavy boxes off medium high shelves; this is a great workout for your triceps and front of shoulders including your anterior deltoids.

Work your biceps, triceps and those anterior deltoids some more by moving clothes along racks (long racks though…and not just one shirt on a hanger! LOL), this is worth 60 calories.

And one I absolutely love…trying on high heeled shoes – this can knock off between 60 – 90 calories in 15 minutes. You’ll say 15 minutes trying shoes…I assure you shoe lovers can relate to this. This work out exercises your calves (aka yams) and could help shape them! I’m off to my favorite shoe shop this holiday (ADD-ONS Accessories – check them out on Facebook) so I will definitely be getting my work out in!

Burn 100+ calories by walking briskly between shops, but it has to be some reasonable distance (I’m trying to rationalize cos this seems too easy – right?); this could help tone your legs and back. If you add your bulging shopping bags to the mix you are looking to burn even more calories (possibly up to 300) and tone your arms as well!

Jeans/Denim lovers will love this one – you can actually burn 200 calories trying on tight jeans! Yes all that shimmying and jumping and tugging and pulling has some value – 200 calories worth! [smile]. And while you are at it, your hamstrings (the muscles at the back of you laps, right under your bum), quadriceps (your laps) and gluteal muscles (your bum) get a good workout. So all that sweat is not for nothing!

So why all this information – two simple words RETAIL THERAPY! This is a long weekend, and as we celebrate Easter and recalibrate spiritually (after all the season does have a very poignant meaning) we may have plans to go shopping! This information ensures that this shopping expedition will be virtually guilt-free! Your own personal workout in the mall!

Enjoy…

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