1. Gardening is fun for many, but at the same time one of the answers to how to strengthen muscles with everyday activities. Carrying, transferring soil, plants and small items, digging, raking and other activities in the garden represent bodyweight training. The arrival of winter does not necessarily mean a break from this exercise, it just turns into something else, for example shoveling snow.
2. Many solve their aversion to ironing by simply not ironing. But we also know another way to improve the relationship with this household chore. That can be your inner motivation due to the knowledge that ironing is basically also exercise. By ironing, you exercise the muscles in your arms, especially when you press on the ironing board. While standing, you can strengthen your core. By ironing for 3 hours, you burn about 420 calories, which already corresponds to an hour of Zumba!
3. Walking up stairs is a form of ascending resistance using your own body weight. You engage quadriceps, glutes, calves and hamstrings. So, it pays to ignore the elevator. Maybe it will be difficult at the beginning, but after a short time you will start to feel more energetic.
4. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, improves mood and relaxes the whole body. But there is more – in fact, even this pleasant physiological process is a way to strengthen muscles with everyday activities. Laughter makes it a minor abdominal muscle workout. So watching a comedy, telling funny stories with friends or laughter yoga helps you not only improve your mood, but to some extent also with strengthening.
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