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Housecleaning Workout Tip: Tackling Flat Surfaces
By Cindy | May 2, 2008
Flat surfaces are magnets for stuff, at least in our home. Similar to a speed dash clutter pickup, tackling flat surfaces requires speed and ingenuity. This little challenge will add a little more time to your cleaning adventure, but hopefully, it will be fun and you’ll enjoy the benefits of the extra huffing and puffing you’re about to complete. Turn up the iPod or stereo and lets get started.
I attached an exercise to the items stacked on a flat surface that don’t belong. For every item, complete each exercise ten times. Drop the items into a collection box, bag, or basket to redistribute at the end of the round. A round is every ten minutes.
If you’re stuck at the flat surface for ten minutes, then grab your box, bag, or basket and quickly race around the house to put the items back in their proper place. Continue until you have completely cleaned your flat surfaces or you’ve run through your alloted chore time! Tired is not an excuse. Keep huffing and puffing.
- Newspapers: Jumping Lunges (start with one foot forward/one back, lunge, jump and swap feet)
- Clothes: Full Squats
- Books: Grab the books, hold them in front of you and complete forward arm raises
- Toys: Jumping Jacks
- Dishes: High forward kicks
- Mail: Fast feet (half squat and move feet as fast as you can)
- Miscellaneous Papers: Push ups
- School/office Supplies (pens, pencils, etc): Half squat and upper cut punches (be quick)
- Other Stuff: Jump up as high as you can!
Do you have ten minutes of stuff in your bag? Get through the house and put everything away in 5 minutes. Sprint! You can do it! Let the kids join and make it a family race. All the surfaces will be cleared in no time!
How many rounds were you able to complete? How much stuff was removed in 15 minutes? Way to Go Workout Mom!
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Topics: Housecleaning Tips Activity |
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Very fun Cindy - what a great way to make housework not only speed along, but also get your blood pumping.
May 4th, 2008 at 4:15 am
I made my hubby clean.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Thank you JoLynn! It’s quite a workout and the kids love it too. Plus, it makes me get over the procrastination of avoiding housework.