Do you become drenched in sweat while doing household chores every day and also feel more tired? Like other women, do you also consider tiring household chores as a substitute for adequate exercise to stay fit?

“I don't know Mita, why do I feel tired often? I wake up early in the morning, quickly prepare everyone's breakfast and lunch, and come to my office. Not only this, but even after returning from the office, I started working directly at home. Sweety shares her problems with her office colleague Mita. On this Meeta smiled and said, first tell me, how much time do you take out for yourself as soon as you wake up in the morning?

Sweety Chowki and she looked at Meeta with surprise. Then Meeta explained, “There is no doubt that women work more than men. But if they do one or two more tasks or do them faster, then their daily exercise level is not fulfilled. Therefore, first, take time for yourself and then do the rest of the work, then you will be able to complete the work with more energy level. Household chores are not a complete substitute for exercise.”

Comparison of today with old times
Women are multi-talented. In today's time, women are looking after the work both inside and outside the house. Most women believe that household chores are enough exercise and they do not need any other activity to keep themselves fit. Not only this, to prove her point she also gives an old-fashioned epithet like, “Were there any gyms or exercise equipment at that time? Even then everyone remained healthy and fit.” Admittedly, at that time women had to grind flour at home with the help of a mill and cover the entire floor with mud, cow dung, and water. They were a good alternative to exercise, but not today's household chores. This is completely true.

Housework is also a physical effort
Housework involves physical effort. Whether it comes under the category of exercise or not depends on the intensity of that work. An important factor in determining this is the amount of effort you put in. According to experts, one hour of deep cleaning can be equivalent to 20 minutes of low-impact exercise. Scrubbing, vacuuming, and lifting demand physical energy that you spend on bodyweight exercises.

A study was conducted on women by the National Institute of Health. According to this, 36 percent of women consider household work as a workout. This study revealed that women who considered household work as their workout weighed more than those women who also did any other type of exercise.

Know the whole reality
“The question is why? I also do all the work. I don't even sleep during the day. My body also gets equally tired from household work and my physical activity is the same.” When Shikha asked the health expert, he replied, “There could be many reasons behind this.” You need to know these also.”

Activity level intensity
Mahi has a habit of climbing and descending the stairs of the house at a very fast pace. Just climbing up and down the stairs three times a day makes Mahi so tired that she starts getting irritable over small things or insists on doing her work. When women are engaged in work throughout the day, such as house cleaning and other chores, their heart rate increases and the activity level appears to be more intense or intense. This makes women feel that this work is like a workout, whereas it is not so at all.

Burn less calories
When women do more household chores, they feel that they are burning more calories, whereas this is not the case. Neha spends two hours every morning cleaning the house. Despite this, she is not able to lose the desired weight. It is not that household chores do not lead to physical activities and body fat does not reduce. Household chores also burn calories, but not as much as you can reduce by doing simple workouts. For example, vacuuming for half an hour burns 130 calories, while cycling for half an hour can help you burn up to 400 calories.

The habit of eating something or the other
A habit often seen in women is that they keep eating something or the other while working in the kitchen. It is possible that you may not do this. But generally, eating or drinking something or the other in between while doing household chores or going to the room and lying down for some time when feeling a little tired does not count as a healthy lifestyle. If you want the desired results, then you can get them only by exercising, because as many calories as you burn while working, you also consume them by eating snacks.

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