Turn Yard Work Into A Traditional Workout

OK, summer time is right around the corner. Did you know you could have a complete workout but working in your yard? Anyone that does yard work already knows how much you sweat when doing it, so you already got that part licked! LOL!

But, if you really concentrate and THINK about what you're doing, you can get a great workout in which means you do your yard work and work on your body at the same time!

Let me give you an example. When planting flowers, most people usually bend down with their back to do this work. Now, we've all heard experts tell us to NEVER bend over with our backs, right? Do we listen? Well, kind of. But here's the catch when doing this type of activity. Think of them as squats or deep knee bends. Try this, when you bend down, try to keep your back as straight as possible and ONLY bend down and back up with your knees. There you have a basic squat. With yard work, we all know there are more then a couple of times we bend up and down, so you'll be squatting quite a bit with this "activity".

Another example: When you're raking your yard, don't just go through the motions. Actually feel what muscles are used to rake and then concentrate on those muscles. You'll be surprised how much your biceps and shoulders go into this activity.

Bottom line, if you think about how your body is moving when doing yard work activities. you can turn each yard work day into a full body workout. So, you'll actually be killing two birds with one stone. Get it?

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June 18, 2010 Posted in: Uncategorized