Is cooking alone in the kitchen boring? Today, I'm going to teach you a method - Kitchen Fitness. Although the intensity of kitchen fitness is not high, it can effectively stretch your body, eliminate fatigue, and combine cooking and fitness to maintain your body shape while increasing the fun of cooking. Come and take a look...
1. Toe raises
Exercise area: Legs
This exercise can be done in many situations, such as when washing dishes or vegetables, use your legs to raise your toes slightly, inhale, lift, exhale, and lower. Do 5 sets of 10 reps. This can lengthen the calf muscles and reduce fatigue from standing for long periods of time.
2. Single-leg standing
Exercise area: Legs
Stand on one leg in the kitchen, you can also do this exercise while working, such as when cutting vegetables, shift your body weight to one leg, step out with the other leg, keep your toes on the ground, straighten your leg and lift it sideways, hold for 20 seconds, then switch to the other side.
3. Bend forward and backward
Exercise area: Waist
Standing for a long time while working at the sink can make your waist muscles feel tired. So after washing the dishes, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, take a big step away from the sink, place your hands on the edge of the sink, slowly bend forward and stretch your back and waist muscles, repeat 5 times. This can relieve fatigue in the waist.
4. Waist rotation
Exercise area: Waist
While washing dishes or vegetables, move your waist a little. Instead of placing the washed items nearby, keep your feet in place and use your waist strength to rotate your body and place the clean items behind you.
5. Neck rotation
Exercise area: Neck
During the waiting time while cooking, stand at the stove and move your neck and shoulders. Alternate rotating your head left and right. When cooking, your muscles may unknowingly become tense, so it's important to keep them active.
6. Side bends
Exercise area: Waist
During the waiting time for brewing coffee, boiling soup, or baking pastries, do some side bends in the kitchen. Although the range of motion is not large, it can effectively stretch your entire body and relieve fatigue.
7. Arm stretches
Exercise area: Arms
When reaching for spices or cooking utensils at a higher position, don't just grab them casually. This is actually a good opportunity for exercise. Extend your arms and fingertips with force, and at the same time, use your legs and raise your toes.
Exercising while cooking, cooking while exercising, combining work and rest, isn't it interesting? Let's get moving together!
