{"id":1790,"date":"2012-07-25T02:05:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T06:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2012-07-24T10:06:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T14:06:51","slug":"make-exercise-fit-your-life-6-vacuum-away-the-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/07\/make-exercise-fit-your-life-6-vacuum-away-the-fat.html","title":{"rendered":"Make Exercise Fit Your Life #6 &#8212; Vacuum Away the Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been talking about making housework into a workout.\u00a0 Vacuuming is another chore that can become a calorie burner.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2012\/07\/headshot14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1791\" title=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2012\/07\/headshot14-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>As you vacuum the floor, do split lunges. Lunge forward to work the thigh and gluteus muscles. Be sure to keep your back straight, your head facing forward and don\u2019t let your knees go out farther than your toes.<\/p>\n<p>Too hard?\u00a0 Well, you can just hold in your stomach, holding the proper pelvic tilt.\u00a0 You will have an ab workout that way.<\/p>\n<p>Vacuum quickly and energetically.\u00a0 Do squats to pick up larger pieces of stuff that you don\u2019t want the vacuum to inhale.\u00a0 Time yourself to see how quickly you can get your floors in shape.<\/p>\n<p>A lot depends on your sweeper and on your metabolism, but you can burn in the vicinity of 100 calories in a half hour of vacuuming.\u00a0 If you add the extra strength training and aerobic factors, you can up that even more.<\/p>\n<p>So get out your exercise equipment &#8212; your vacuum cleaner &#8212; and start burning those calories!<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been talking about making housework into a workout.\u00a0 Vacuuming is another chore that can become a calorie burner.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how: As you vacuum the floor, do split lunges. 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