The Ultimate Real Estate Workout
Looking to fit a workout into your daily routine? How about a DIY home renovation? "If you do any type of home rehab, you'll find yourself forced to develop some lean muscle mass," Anne Vilimek, a personal trainer at Health Track Sports Wellness in Glen Ellyn, Ill., told realtor.com®. She offers a few examples of how a home rehab can work your body:
- Hammering nails works your biceps, triceps, and shoulders.
- Squatting when hauling heavy items such as lumber works your quads and glutes.
- Strengthen your core by tightening the abdominal muscles while you're doing the reno work.
But what's the ultimate workout? Painting.
Focus on Fitness
"Painting is a full-body workout," says Vilimek. "You're up and down ladders. You're using rollers and paintbrushes. You're squatting and lifting paint cans and tarps."
Home renovations can also help you log plenty of steps for the day. Writer and home owner Michelle Mulak says she logged 19,800 steps after one day's work remodeling her Cocoa Beach, Fla., house. "Who needs to pay for a gym membership when squatting, bending, lifting, reaching, stretching, climbing, pushing, and pulling are all a part of your daily work routine?" Mulak wrote in a column for Florida Today.
But make sure you know what you're doing or you can get injured. "You can really strain your lower back or end up with neck problems if you don't know how to lift things properly," Vilimek says.
Source: “Want to Get in Shape Fast? Renovate a House,” Florida Today (July 11, 2016) and “Want a Killer Workout? Try a Home Renovation,” realtor.com® (July 12, 2016)
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