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mops the floor with her hands, and sometimes her feet using two pieces of floors as if she is skating, she exercises the muscles in the hands or legs.

The motherly housewife indeed has huge savings. First, she is exercising and going about her chores simultaneously, saving vast amounts of time not having to go to a gymnasium for her weight training. Money is saved on gym fees and clothes for exercising. She also need not find a babysitter as she can be with her children as she exercises. She is also doing things that are natural and healthy for the family, the body, mind and spirit. Her children will grow up taking household chores into their routine and reaping the benefits of the exercises simply by going about the household chores. Finally, she weight trains at her convenience. If she is occupied with visitors, she simply does her routines at the next convenient time.

Don't have a baby? Don't wish to invest in dumb bells and weights? Save your discarded plastic 1.5 litre soft drink bottles and fill them with sand or rice grains to the brim and screw on the plastic cap tightly. Get your heaviest encyclopedia although they may be a little cumbersome due to their size. Need some weight for leg raises? Borrow your neighbor's toddler for a few minutes and seat him on your clean feet and legs - your neighbor, I am certain, will also be relieved for a few minutes and her toddler will love the rocking on your feet and legs. A little haversack packed tight with books does fine for a substitue weight too. You can exercise anytime, in front of the television while you catch that movie you missed at the cinema dead in the night.

The next time you do your grocery shopping, split the groceries into equal weight on either arm and do your arm raises - sideway, sideback, sidefront, front and you will get a good workout. Walk home if possible and you are sure to entertain folks along the street and pass on a smile that you are doing your grocery run, weight training and making the world a healthier and friendlier place.

The benefits of weight training at home draw many to home based weight training no matter how attractive weight training packages at the nearest gymnasium may be. This is due to a few reasons which include:

# Availability of the trainer

# Convenience of time

# Environmental concerns

# Hygiene reasons

# Resistence to crowds

Availability of the trainer: Trainers are easily available and provided free at times at some gymnasiums, to draw the crowd.

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