Modern movement less, but if more do housework, still able to achieve the effect of exercise. Recently, the British scholars on the relationship between housework and health to do a special study, and lists the household consumption of energy consumption table.
Such as finishing clothing, dragging can consume 150 to 200 calories; clean the room can consume 120 ~ 170 calories; Cabo, car wash can consume 175 ~ 250 calories; walk the dog (with a brisk pace) can consume 160 to 180 calories.
The study shows that within 1 hour, different household consumption of calories vary. And 5 days a week, every day to do 30 minutes of moderate intensity of housework, the amount of exercise is enough to stay healthy. In fact, housework will have energy consumption, while the overall exercise of joints and muscles, reduce the risk of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other diseases. For example, finishing clothes need to move back and forth, folding, home and other steps, muscles and joints can be stretched, more endurance and joint exercise; mopping the floor, sweeping, rubbing the window, car washing and other housework also need to go back and forth, but also More use of the upper limbs and waist, increase the flexibility and flexibility of the waist muscles; walk the dog, the more to go or run the main, but also need some strength to pull the dog rope, can enhance heart and lung endurance, but also exercise Upper limb strength.
In addition, other housework can also try to add some action, to obtain a relaxed, interesting exercise effect. Such as Taomi, can be left and right hand in turn, and regularly turn the shoulder, the activities of the shoulder joint; to the main housekeeping, such as cooking, can swing up and down around the legs, or rhythm to twist waist and hip ; To sit-based housework, can be used to pick the neck, shoulder, can effectively relax the neck and neck.
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It should be noted that, relative to the movement fitness, housework fitness has some limitations, the form of action is also relatively simple, it is recommended that we have to carry out sports, in order to truly endurance, strength, flexibility and balance of all aspects of the exercise effect.
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