Enjoy quality time with your close friends to shape your beautiful wardrobe, thighs and bottom too! Every woman knows how fabulous a shopping expedition can be. Yet can regular trips to your favourite shops hold the key to successfully shedding the necessary pounds?
Let’s count numbers. It takes at least 20 minutes if not more to walk down Oxford Street after eyeing up the windows but do you really care exactly how many calories you burn as a result? You will be having far too much fun to notice surely? There’s all the department stores en route to visit, a new blouse to try on, winter coats to mull over, the gorgeous trousers to re-try for the millionth time, after all, you’ve got to be sure that your bottom looks small in that outfit right?
Sound familiar? I wouldn’t be surprised if a woman normally spends at least 2 snappy hours on her feet scouring the clothing racks in hot pursuit of the next divine outfit that will set her heart on fire.
Shopping may be an unexpected way of burning energy, but when you move your body, hey presto you use up energy. Every savvy shopper knows that she needs both hands free for a successful shop, which means that not even a single hand can be spared for snacking when trying on clothes. Perfect.
BENEFITS OF SHOPPING
Boost in mood
Burn calories unexpectedly
Awareness of body shape and clothing size
Can be done solo or with a friend
Window shopping is also a very enjoyable form of exercise, don’t you think? Your purse will love you, and so will your hips and thighs for the gentle but fun workout. Make this a regular activity and it will be impossible not to notice any weight that does creep up on you. After all, you will be trying on clothes every week, which allows you to take control of any major changes in dress sizes straight away. Remember, a size 10 in Karen Millen is not the same as a 10 in another store. Different cuts and styles in clothing may require a change in dress size, but an increase from the usual size 10 to a 12 after a holiday of indulgent eating may very well indicate a true weight gain.
At this point you may need a beady eye over your usual intake and exercise regime. For this scenario see Let's Number Crunch: How To Drop Half A Kilo In A Week.
With only a few months to go before Christmas, it’s easy to be put off by the crowds and lead you to settle for online shopping. Although this is both effective and time efficient, shopping whilst surfing the internet reaps no rewards in terms of weightloss. Why not try late night shopping on a Thursday or Friday night when the heaving shops might be a little bit quieter? This promotes the opportunity for burning calories, whilst also reducing the likelihood of you heading to the shops for returns on purchases that didn’t quite fit ‘right’.
In summary, walking is a fantastic energy burner and you will do plenty of it when you spend a couple of hours on your feet exploring the shops. You may not burn as many calories when compared to a run or a swim, but it doesn’t matter. It’s great to mix up the type of activities that you do during the week.
Have fun and don’t forget to draw up a budget before you hit the shops!
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