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Housecleaning Workout Tip: Oven Cleaning Time
By Cindy | April 12, 2008
With spring cleaning in the air, housecleaning workout tips are back. Plus, I really need to scrub. This house has been neglected way too long! This week the focus is on the oven.
Apparently, it’s not a good idea to place a sheet of aluminum foil on the bottom of the oven. Something about uneven heating and causing the coil to burn out earlier. What are we to do now that we can’t just replace the aluminum foil?!
If you have a self cleaning oven, then I’m envious. Set the timer, let it go, and complete your workout anyway. Since cleaning the oven is a once or twice a year venture, this is a tough, but short workout in the kitchen. Are you ready?
Warm Up: Complete a more through cleaning of the stovetop and hood. While wiping and scrubbing, focus on 10 kegel exercises held for 10 seconds and 10 deep breath/pulled in abdominal squeezes for 10 seconds a piece.
Go ahead and throw the stove guards and coils into the sink with a bleach/water combination and let them soak for 15 minutes. Spray down the oven with your cleaner and set the timer for the amount of time on the label or start your self-cleaning oven timer.
While waiting for 15 to 20 minutes, here is a series of body resistance exercises you can perform right in the kitchen. Perform each in sets of 10, immediately start the next move and give yourself a 1 to 2 minute rest between sets. Try to do as many as you can during the 15 minute period.
Bodybuilders: A tough 8 count exercise that stresses almost all the muscles in your body!
- Start in a standing position
- Squat to the floor
- Kick feet back into pushup position
- Down position of pushup
- Up position of pushup
- Bring feet back to hands in squat position
- Jump up to standing position
- Complete 1 Jumping Jack
Donkey Kicks: Place your weight forward on your hands. Kick both feet back and return to starting position. Your body will be more in an inverted V-shape. Focus on holding the abs in tightly and keeping the back straight.
Dirty Dogs: Your weight is evenly distributed on all fours with your knees at 90 degree with back and bottom. Lift your left leg and knee to the side as high as possible without shifting your weight to the opposite side or twisting your back. Think dog at tree! Complete 10 repetitions and shift to the opposite leg.
Complete a few stretches before the timer buzzes. This is tough. Are you up for the challenge? By the way, does anyone with a self-cleaning oven actually use the feature? I’ve heard that it makes the house smell for days.
Way to Go Workout Mom!
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April 13th, 2008 at 4:31 am
(I do. it does :))
April 13th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I’ve got one of those self-cleaning ovens, but I still could benefit from all the exercises you mentioned!
April 13th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
These are great tips, Cindy. Will definitely be checking out your blog more often!
BTW, sorry it took me a while to add blogs to the directory but yours should already be added now. Thank you for sharing your great blog!
Jocelyn @ http://www.hipmamasplace.com
April 13th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
That’s the spirit, Susan!
Thanks Jocelyn.
MizFit, right to the heart of the matter!
April 15th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I love these housework-cum-workout articles!