Modern people are busy all day and have to squeeze time for exercise. In the recently launched "Guide to Exercise of Shanghai Citizens' Physical Fitness Projects", experts recommended the mopping exercise method for the first time, which made many citizens feel very fresh. Whether housework can strengthen the body has been studied abroad as early as the 1990s. Housework may not completely replace fitness, but instead of outsourcing housework to hourly workers, it is better to do it yourself and exercise by yourself when you have time.
Two different views
Researchers in Britain and America once thought that housework could replace physical exercise. If a housewife does moderate activities for 30 minutes five days a week, the amount of exercise can keep people healthy. For example, doing housework is a good way to burn fat in daily life. Another view is that vacuuming and washing can clean the room, but not the fat.
The reporter interviewed Zhang Chunhua, an associate professor of Sports Science Department of Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, who participated in the research of "Exercise Guide for Shanghai Citizens' Physical Fitness Projects". Professor Zhang said: "While recommending traditional events such as Tai Ji Chuan and ballroom dancing, we have tried to introduce the exercise method of sweeping the floor for the first time, which is also the first in China, and new contents will be added in this field in the future. Our starting point is to hope that everyone can maintain a certain amount of activity every day. "
Consuming energy may not necessarily reduce weight.
Experts from Harvard University and Stanford University made a special study on the relationship between housework and health, and listed the energy consumption table of housework. Sweeping the floor 15 minutes consumes about 60 calories; Hand washing clothes 1 hour consumes about 190 calories; Ironing clothes for 45 minutes consumes about 180 calories; Cleaning the glass window for 30 minutes consumes about 150 calories; (Article source: Slimming Network
Vacuum for 30 minutes with a vacuum cleaner, which consumes about 120 calories; Washing dishes 15 minutes consumes about 45 calories; It takes 10 minutes to wrap things, which consumes about 30 calories.
If you can consume 2000 calories per week through dribs and drabs of housework, the possibility of death due to cardiovascular diseases will be 75% lower than that of people who don't do housework, and the life expectancy can be extended by 5 years, reaching 10 years old. Professor Zhang said that many foreigners like to do housework by themselves, such as washing cars and mowing lawns. However, it should be pointed out that the calorie consumption of housework is not large, mainly to maintain the balance of daily calorie intake and consumption, so it is not enough to lose weight simply by housework.
Draw inferences about housework.
There is still a transformation process to turn boring and single housework into fitness activities. For example, sweeping the floor and other labor that focuses on the waist and legs can twist the waist while sweeping the floor; When washing rice, the left and right hands can take turns to drive the shoulders to swing; Housework is dominated by standing posture, and you can swing your legs up and down and left and right rhythmically; Housework that focuses on sitting posture can provoke the neck and shoulders rhythmically. When shopping and taking out the garbage, try to exercise your legs by walking and going up and down the stairs. In short, you can draw inferences and design your own movements.
The reporter interviewed a full-time mother, Ms. Shen. She said that she often went to the gym to exercise before giving birth, and now she has no time to take care of her children every day. She hired an hourly worker to cook and clean the house by herself. Because it is a duplex house, it has to run up and down several times every day. When you are free, take a walk with your child in your arms or push a stroller. She thinks that as long as she eats properly every day, she can keep fit with such exercise.
Do housework happily.
If housework is too heavy, it is not good for people's mental and physical strength. Therefore, if you want housework to achieve the effect of fitness, you have to do it in a happy mood. After investigating thousands of middle-aged women, foreign experts found that women who can do gardening for two and a half hours a week and like to take frequent walks are full of energy, not easy to gain weight, and have a lower heart rate at rest, which is healthier than those who often fall into heavy housework.
Housework should be done happily, that is, in an orderly manner in a happy mood. Besides drilling the kitchen to wash vegetables and cook, cleaning the room, gardening and collecting books can also adjust the mood. Besides, it is also a good way to play some relaxing music while doing housework. In this way, an average daily 1 hour of housework can also play a role in fitness.