The Move: Raking (yes, as in raking leaves)
If you raked your yard in the wind storm this weekend, give yourself a little pat on the back, because you burned some major calories. And if you haven’t gotten to your yard yet, there’s still time for you to rake yourself into shape. Raking uses a bunch of different muscle groups which makes it a great calorie-burning workout. You can burn 250-400 calories depending on how hard you are working. 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 will bagging the leaves by hand.
Enjoy!
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