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Old 05-16-2010, 10:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Burn a little extra. How do you do it?

After watching some really, really lazy girls in the parking lot at the SuperTarget drive around, around, around until they found a parking space about four spaces from the front of the store, I got to thinking... I park where there is a spot. Walking isn't going to kill me. They passed 20 -30 spaces that were a good 1 - 2 minute walk to the front door and wasted 5 minutes looking for that spot... maybe more. I'm always trying to do a little extra to burn a few more calories most days. So, I thought I'd contribute a little more around here too and maybe get some ideas on how others have found ways to get a little bit more calorie burning extras. Here are some ways I do it...

If I've forgotten anything reasonably carry-able, I'll walk to the Jiffy Store or Target next door to pick it up, rather than driving. The 20 lb cat litter box was a one-time mistake.

Park at least a full minute's walk from the front door of the office, store, etc. weather permitting.

Purposefully leave one or two things downstairs in the car that I might need, to add that extra trip up and down the stairs.

Make an extra pass up and down the stairs if I think about a boredom snack, and then see if I'm actually hungry.

Anywhere within a 4 mile round trip is worth walking, 6 miles if there's a movie or some break involved, weather permitting, of course... it is Florida, after all.

At work, I'll visit patients on different floors and take the stairs in a pattern that requires several trips up and down (e.g. 4th floor, 6th, 3rd, 5th, etc).

I also make myself walk around the outside of the building at least once each day when I'm getting sleepy around 2pm... then I get my coffee.

I keep clorox wipes in every bathroom, kitchen, entry area and will randomly burst into a cleaning spell if I see something yucky and sing at least three songs while doing it to ensure 10 minutes elapse. *note... I sing them in my head, not out loud. The cats bite me when I sing aloud.


Where/how do you find ways to sneak in a little extra burn?
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