Comfort is Key

• Ensure comfortable footwear such as trainers or flat shoes
• Light layers of clothing to keep you cool whilst you shop

Focus on your Posture

• Stand tall, head up & looking straight ahead
• Shoulders back and down, chest out
• Belly button pulled in towards your spine
• Walk tall don’t shuffle along!

Work those Thighs!

• Use your legs when bending to pick up items to reduce risk of back injuries.
• Don’t bend over from the waist, squat down keeping your back straight.

Toned Summer Arms!

• You can use your shoppingr bags in the same way as you would a pair of weights or an exercise band:

Bicep Curls

• Stand tall with your bags held in each hand by your sides
• Slowly lift the bags up by bending your elbow and bringing your
• the bags up towards your shoulders.
• Lower slowly to start position and repeat for 12-15 reps

Tricep Kicks

• Place on leg forward & bend your knee slightly
• Hinge forward from your hips maintaining a flat back, belly button pulled in
• Elbows remain by your sides as you straighten your arms from the elbow out behind you.
• Return to start and repeat for 12-15 reps

Front Raises

• Place on leg forward & bend your knee slightly
• Ensure shoulders back and down, look forward
• Pull your belly button in towards your spine
• Slowly raise your bags out in front of your to shoulder height
• Lower slowly and repeat for 12-15 reps

Shoulder Press

• Place on leg forward & bend your knee slightly
• Ensure shoulders back and down, look forward
• Pull your belly button in towards your spine
• Slowly raise your bags out in front of your to shoulder height
• Lower slowly and repeat for 12-15 reps

Burn Extra Calories!

• Park your car further away or walk into town to burn extra calories & improve your cardiovascular efficiency.
• Avoid the escalators & lifts, use the stairs & tone your legs & bum
• Buy a pedometer to track the number of steps for each trip. Aim to beat your last score!

Maintain Your Energy Levels

• Ensure your fuel tank is full, take a break and opt for a healthy snack such as fruit, nuts, jacket potatoes or a smoothie rather than calorie laden cakes, biscuits & full fat lattes you’ll only replace the calories you have just worked hard to burn off!