Calorie Burning Chores!!!

A Regimen for 11th grade students to burn calories and be active while helping out around the house.

Designed by

Michael Galeotafiore
Physical Education Major
Adelphi University
                                                                                               

Introduction

Task

Process

Evaluation

Conclusion

Credits


Introduction

    Do you wonder how can I be more active? Do you do your chores around the house or park further away to walk further? Well many people want to/need to become more active and this is a simple and conventional way of becoming more active. A problem in the modern society is that throughtout our daily life we do not get enough physical activity. This is partially due to the increase in technology that has been taking over our jobs. Another reason is because some parents hire maids to clean the house and/or landscapers. Chores such as mowing the lawn and vacuuming believe it or not, burn a lot of calories. So this is a seven day regimen in order to become more active just by doing more chores or changing your daily life a little.

    The MAJOR QUESTION is: Are you capable of being committed to a guideline that can make you healthier and more active? Are you determined enough? Can you make simple changes in your life to becom ehealthier? Well we will see and it is definitley worth a try. So read these guidelines and start the process.


The Task                                                                                 

 The purpose of this week long program is to let you know that you can do chores and burn a substantial amount of calories and carbohydrates. You can do all this while helping out your parents by taking away some of their pesky chores because they do enough. If you do a few chores a day, consistantly for a year you can burn about 50,000 calories just by doing chores. Forget going to the gym and just working out or running on the treadmill; help out with the house maintenance and you will win by cutting calories, making your parents happy a comfortable house to live in. Through this task you will learn what chores burn how many calories by researching the information on the internet, how to get the most out of each chore, make a chart of how you change your daily life to get more exercise and participate in household chores that keep you physicall active.


                                                                                                                                                  
     washer and dryer

The Process

1. First you will be assigned to research this topic of burning calories while doing chores and you must obtain some background information on it. Then you must look and find what chores are considered to burn the most calories. You will gather a list of the top ten chores that are said to be the most calorie burning with the numbers of calories next to it. You must also this question: What is the key aspect to getting the most out of each chore and burning the most possible calories per minute?

     

2.Next, you will have to make little changes of how you go about the day. For example if you usually park close to your destination, park further to walk more. Another example that would help burn calories even more than walking a farther distance is to avoid taking elevators/escalators and walk up/down the stairs. You will have to set your goal and be dedicated because no one will be around you to motivate you. This is only for your own benefit and can help you get in shape or maintain your shape while even improving it. The following chart is what you must fill out in order to keep track.
Day
 How many times you altered what you normally would do to get more exercise
 What type of activity (walking, stairs etc.)
Approximatley how many
steps on stairs, miles etc.




























3. Thirdly, you must do household chores and housekeeping. You must burn at least 400 calories a day basing the calories for how much time that you have researched. It can involve any chore you would like but it cant be the same chores everyday. Some can be repeated like laundry since that is needed to be done everyday. Fill out the following table so you can log how many calories you have burned and what activities you have done each day.

Day
 Activity
 Calories Burned























 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Evaluation

Task

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Score

 

Internet Research

 

You do not have much knowledge of the subject of chores and burning calories. A top ten list was not put together The question was not answered.

You have a brief understnading and knowlege of this subject. The top ten list was started but not finished or was incorrect. The question was answered but it was answered incorreectlty and not to the best of your ability.

You know everything about this topic and you can tell someone approximately how many calories are burned doing a specific chore. The top ten list was complete and right on target. The answer to the question was right on point and some websites were evn given as references to your research.

 

 

Changes in daily life

 

 

You did not fill out the chart and did not attempt to alter paths and get more exercise

You tried to change your daly habits of taking the easy way but only filled out half of the days in the chart.

You were fully dedicated and changed every usual path and  easy way to make it into a  longer or more vigorous way of getting to your destination. You  went beyond the boundaries and even rode your bike instead of driving or being driven.

 

 

Housekeeping and Chores

 

 

You  did not fill ou the table and did very little chores, thus not meeting the required goal.

You filled out most of the table but you repeated some chores too many times. You also went a little below the calorie goal.

You completely filled out the table and mixed in a wide variety of chores or activities outside to maintain the exterior like mowing the lawn, raking and/or watering the plants.

 


                                                                                    

Conclusion

    Hopefully after this seven day process you get into a habit of doing chores and walking up the stairs instead of using an elevator. AFter following this regimen you should feel better about yourself because you are losing weight and you are helping out by doing chores. This is a great way to get exercise without joining a gym or going out of your way just to exercise. With this you can kills two birds with stone. I hope this helps you can will influence you to become more active since it is so beneficial in the long run as well as the short term.

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Credits & References
     I would like to thank http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=491797&in_page_id=1770 and http://ezinearticles.com/?Burn-Carbs-Doing-Housework-and-Chores&id=175576 for all the interesting/useful information and statistics. These websites also had suggestions and many examples of chores or outside work that can be done everyday at your own house. The average number of calories burned and minutes per year doing a chore is provided in the daily mail website. It is remarkable information and I found it very information. Once again thankyou.

 



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