Sometimes I turn on my UnderArmor app on my watch and see how much exercise I get from doing housework. It turns out it's a LOT! But I do feel like I'm cheating.I look at exercise as a necessity, but at the same time exercise is your last resort. You should take every chance you have to work out in your daily life. Take the autumn season, for example. I rake fallen leaves, but I am the only guy in the hood who rakes leaves. Everybody else uses leaf blowers. Some guys are old and overweight so they have an excuse, but my neighbor David is a sport enthusiast. He even walks the trails daily for good health. I've never asked him or other guys like him (there are plenty) but this puzzles me. They do not really save much time using leaf blowers instead of rakes but they avoid a good workout while polluting air and making noise. Even using a vacuum cleaner is an exercise so just do it more often.
In regards to leaves, I use a blower. I also use a tarp and pull the tarp around back to dump them down the hill. I applaud you using a rake though. You go!
I kicked up my speed from 3.4 to 4.0 on the treadmill today. And I added lunges and squats to my workout today. I'm so very proud!
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