The Move: Raking (yes…as in raking leaves) You can burn a lot of calories without stepping foot into the gym. A great way to kill two birds with one stone this time of year is to rake your yard. Raking uses a bunch of different muscle groups which makes it a great calorie burning workout. You can burn 250 to 400 calories depending on how hard you are raking! If that's not a reason to get outside to get those leaves out of your yard, I don't know what is!
Muscles Worked: Back, Core, Arms
Trainer Tips:
- Relax your shoulders while raking to ensure that no extra stress is put on the neck.
- Pull your abdominals in tight to get an even greater core workout.
Make ‘em Harder: Raking with a heavier rake will up the calorie burn of this great exercise/lawn care activity as well will bagging the leaves by hand.
Enjoy!
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