Exercising After Sacred Heart Diet

While you don’t *have* to exercise during the Sacred Heart Diet, it’s good to know how to continually burn calories. Some people find they have the energy during the diet to do some exercise. Some wait until their 7 day cleanse is complete first.

There are a lot of ways to burn calories without going to the gym.  See the below excerpt from the Cereal Dieter:

Did you know that housework burns calories? Does that make you want to do more housework? Ok, probably not but here are some tips to burn more calories while you do housework.

Vacuuming? Tighten everything with each stroke and turn it into a lunge

• Lunge while you wait.  Waiting for anything? Do lunges while you do. This might be: waiting for a pot to boil, for the microwave to beep, etc.
• Wax on, Wax Off! Exaggerated motions done while dusting can tone your arms. Consider wearing weights on your wrists while you clean and you can help tone!
• While you do the dishes, tighten your core for the count of five and release over and over. Suck that belly button towards your spine!
• Take the long way around to do everything.  Carry groceries in the house a bag at a time, for example.
• Squats while you do laundry.  While you’re moving items from the washer to the dryer or putting them away, a deep knee bend / squat while you reach into the basket can tighten your fanny and your thighs.
• Shoveling burns calories. Get out there with your spouse!
• Washing something on your hands and knees? Do some girlie pushups
• Gardening burns calories. Do more of it!

There are a lot of ways to work out at home, even if you don’t have loads of exercise equipment. And if you want to work out at home more often, you can buy portable exercise equipment to make it easy to set up a workout space.

Many who do the Sacred Heart or Cabbage Soup Diet don’t feel very energetic at first but often find that the loss of weight and detoxification gives them renewed energy by the time their 7 day soup diet is done.  Once you finish the 7 day cleanse it’s very wise to use it as a springboard to a healthier lifestyle so you can either maintain your new weight or continue to lose weight.

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