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Housecleaning Workout Tip: Organize the Pantry

By Cindy | January 4, 2008

At least once a year, I like to do a major pantry clean out. When is the last time, you’ve organized the pantry? Do you know what you have hidden on the 4th shelf above your head in the far right corner? Limited with time, I don’t try to tackle the pantry all at once. Over the course of two to three weeks, I will settle on one shelf and start the chore. Here comes the good part, we can incorporate simple exercises that don’t add time to the process. While you’re shifting cans around and clearing shelves, you can burn additional calories! Are you ready? Let’s get started.
With weighted cans and bags of rice, beans and flour at your finger tips, you have access to a large variety of lightweight to heavy mini-dumbells.
Arm Exercises

• Static Holds: With one arm out to your side, hold the can parallel to the ground. Palm up. Arm straight. Keep your shoulders and elbows relaxed (you don’t want to lock the elbow joint). That’s it. Keep it there. Hold, hold, and hold. When the arm is tired, shift arms.
• Single Arm Bicep or Tricep Curls: While you’re moving the peas to the vegetable section, pump out bicep curls with your free arm. Don’t worry about count. Shift to your other arm when you’re tired.
• Side Arm Overhead Press: Have you organized the the peaches and fruit cocktail? Work in Overhead presses with one can. Repeat until the arm is tired and shift arms.

Leg Exercises:

• Calf Raises: With your feet about shoulder width apart, shift your weight from your heels to your toes and rise up. You can do this exercise for as long as you are standing.
• Step Ups: I know you have something on the bottom shelf that needs to go to the top shelf. You probably have several items. Gather all the items you need to rearrange to the top to move at one time. Grab your chair or step stool and work in single leg step ups. Left/Right; Left/Right!!! Way to go.

Keep going. By consciously adding small exercises into your daily routines and chores, you’ll not get as bored with the housecleaning. Isn’t it nice to have an organized pantry? Can you think of other exercises that will keep you moving, but not add more time to the chore? I’m always up for ideas.

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