No, we're not just talking about moving around the place or casually walking. What we're talking about here is relocating.
I don't get it? How can packing and moving be any form of exercise?
Well, for one thing, you're sweating, aren't you?
Well, that's easy. I can sweat just by standing outside, especially during the summer!
Indeed, sweating alone will not equate to a good workout, but packing and moving are activities that will require you to move around a lot, use a lot of muscles, and even lift heavy objects.
I don't get it? How can packing and moving be any form of exercise?
Well, for one thing, you're sweating, aren't you?
Well, that's easy. I can sweat just by standing outside, especially during the summer!
Indeed, sweating alone will not equate to a good workout, but packing and moving are activities that will require you to move around a lot, use a lot of muscles, and even lift heavy objects.
EXERCISING WHILE MOVING
Caloriesperhour.com states in their website the amount of calories being burnt when a person undergoes packing and moving. They stated that an average 140-pund person will burn about 222 calories per hour just by packing and unpacking boxes alone! Getting excited? Well that's just the tip of the iceberg.
When you are moving furniture, you burn about 381 calories per hour. An average of 191 calories per hour is burnt on moving household items, and a whopping 572 calories are burnt when moving boxes or heavy objects up and down the stairs.
So looking at this, don't let anyone tell you that packing and moving is an easy process. In fact, it's one of the arduous things to be undertaken in a person's life. The more stuff you have, the more things to pack, and the more things to lift. So instead of gritting your teeth and complaining about how the box is so heavy, or how everything about the move seems difficult, think about the workout you're getting out of it.
Now, the calories burnt per hour (as stated earlier) is just on an hourly average. Now here's a question for you - how long does it take for you to complete your packing and moving? That's right. The what-could-be daunting task of relocating takes hours and hours, even days, and even weeks! So if you're complaining that you're not getting any gym time anymore because you are about to move, think again.
Your cardio is you moving around the place and your weights are the boxes filled with stuff that you have to move up and down your stairs. So focus that energy into what you're about to do and don't put it on your mouth just to complain. Get the most out of the experience and just imagine how much of a workout you're doing instead. Who knows, you might even drop a dress-size after this is all over.
If you need assistance when it comes to relocating, don't forget to get in touch with Golan's Movers.
When you are moving furniture, you burn about 381 calories per hour. An average of 191 calories per hour is burnt on moving household items, and a whopping 572 calories are burnt when moving boxes or heavy objects up and down the stairs.
So looking at this, don't let anyone tell you that packing and moving is an easy process. In fact, it's one of the arduous things to be undertaken in a person's life. The more stuff you have, the more things to pack, and the more things to lift. So instead of gritting your teeth and complaining about how the box is so heavy, or how everything about the move seems difficult, think about the workout you're getting out of it.
Now, the calories burnt per hour (as stated earlier) is just on an hourly average. Now here's a question for you - how long does it take for you to complete your packing and moving? That's right. The what-could-be daunting task of relocating takes hours and hours, even days, and even weeks! So if you're complaining that you're not getting any gym time anymore because you are about to move, think again.
Your cardio is you moving around the place and your weights are the boxes filled with stuff that you have to move up and down your stairs. So focus that energy into what you're about to do and don't put it on your mouth just to complain. Get the most out of the experience and just imagine how much of a workout you're doing instead. Who knows, you might even drop a dress-size after this is all over.
If you need assistance when it comes to relocating, don't forget to get in touch with Golan's Movers.