by: Janelle Wiebelhaus-Finger
Did you know that watering houseplants burns the same number of calories as stretching and walking?
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic found that increasing simple movements — standing, walking and talking — can help you burn an additional 350 calories each day. By making their home less convenient, or changing the environment to make active living easier, people will burn extra calories without even thinking about it.
People living in Blue Zones areas — places where people live longer lives with greater vitality — don’t use items of convenience like a TV remote or a riding lawn mower. Instead, the absence of such items seamlessly adds physical activity into daily routines.
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