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KRATOM & CBD An exploration of the green substances BRI HEANEY NEWS EDITOR Eighty jars filled with an array different of earth toned powders lined the walls. Brightly colored circular labels on the jars detailed where the contents of the jar originate,d which is mostly the countries that make up Southeast Asia. Some are named after the county they come from while some get more literary names like “Red Gold” or “The Red Horned Mang Da.” Regardless of their color, origin or name, they all come from the leaves of same type of tree, the Mitragyna Specisosa and they all have been processed into a substance called Kratom. On the side walls there are two glass cases filled with everything from bath bombs – joints - olive oils – teas – and pill capsules etc. Nearly everything in these cases contains CBD, a by-product of cannabis. This store labeled Kratom and CBD sells just that and is one of the first locations in St. Louis to do so. STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Greener, Cleaner Campus in 7 Steps Changes administration can make and students can partake
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Install low water use toilets
Rely on natural light rather than electricity
Install water bottle filling station fountains to reduce single-use plastic usage
Reduce and recycle paper in classrooms
Accessible recycling bins
Plant a rooftop garden to promote sustainability
The Brown Bag Cafe displays their canned good sculpture in the cafeteria prior to judging on April 3. Photo by Braden Hagberg
April Activities at Meramec BRI HEANEY NEWS EDITOR Students don’t have to travel far to take advantage of April activities and events on the Meramec campus. •
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Compost food waste and use in campus landscaping
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Can Sculpture Judging Event: Judging of the can drive sculptures Wednesday, April 3 at 3 p.m. will take place and the winner will be announced. Cans will then be collected for donation to local food pantries. Information Technology Career Opportunities: STLCC is hosting a career opportunities event to screen and interview candidates for information technology jobs. Tuesday, April 16 from 3-7 p.m. at the STLCC Corporate College, located at 3221 McKelvey Road, Room 203, Bridgeton, Missouri Afternoon tea with the provost on April 4 from 2-3 p.m. Students are invited to meet and greet
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Provost Lupardus for tea, cucumber sandwiches, and chocolate biscuits. Listening Sessions for Forest Park and Meramec Provosts will take place April 4 from 12-4 p.m. and April 9 from 2-4 p.m. The hiring screening committees will be soliciting input from students and faculty for characteristics and qualifications desired for the provost positions. Global Asbestos Awareness Event - April 4, 1-3 p.m. in LH 104 Bowling for Scholars: This year’s fundraiser for student scholarships is back and will be on April 12 from 3-5 p.m. Open Mic Day: Sponsored by the Student Activities Council, Open Mic Day begins at 1 p.m. on April 25 in SC 201.
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Kratom and CBD BRIANA HEANEY NEWS EDITOR
CBD
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“I’m looking to quit smoking,” said a woman to one of the shopkeepers as she leans in looking at the CBD vaporizers. “Have you ever been addicted to cigarettes?” she asked him. “I smoked cigarettes for, let’s see.., 15 years,” the shopkeeper said, pausing and counting with his fingers, “but I have not smoked a single one in 18 months.” CBD is a by-product of two plants from the cannibus family; Hemp and Marijuana. The two are different plants with differences in Tetrahydrocannaboinol or THC concentrations. While Hemp has about .3 percent concentration of THC, Marjuana has between 15-40 percent concentrations of THC. CBD that comes from marijuana is illegal and falls under the same drug scedual as Marijuana. CBD that comes from hemp is completely legal and has been since 2014; this is the CBD that the store Kratom CBD sells. In between, the colorful wall of jars and the cashier is Micaela M., an Employee at Kratom CBD, advocate and user of CBD. “Sadly, hemp should have been legal alot sooner as there is 50 thousand different uses, from making shoes, to blankets to plastic,” said Micaela. CBD can be used to address multiple health issues from nausea, appetite suppression anti-inflammatory purposes, nerve pain, anxiety, stress, depression, and is a known to inhibit tumor growth, she said.
“It’s one of the best anti-inflammatory medicines available,” said Micaela, gestering toward her wrists and knees. The rule of thumb to reap any of these benefits is to take 1-2 milligrams for every ten pounds of body weight. However, depending on someone’s metabolism, or pre-existing medication, a person may need to take more or less, said Micaela. “It’s always best to talk to your doctor,” said Micaela. Medication and pre-existing conditions can play a major role in choosing to use CBD and in how much should be used. “It can make your blood thinner so, if you are on blood thinners, then you need to definitely take extra precaution. I’ve aslo heard that if a medication tells you not to mix it with grapefruit juice than you also shouldn’t take CBD with that medication,” said Micaela. Kratom and CBD have 10 locations in the St. Louis metro, three of which are in Illinois. While all locations sell many of the same products, the Illinois locations are able to sell a larger range of CBD products because of differences in current laws ,said Micaela. Emilio Trowbridge is a student at Forest Park and an avid CBD user. “It has helped me so much. There are a lot of people out there with anxiety who need to try this,” said Trowbridge. “It’s totally legal. If you get drug tested like I do it’s not something that you have to worry about.”
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In the hills of South East Asia, from a plant that is a close relative to the coffee plant, the leaves are picked and dried out into Kratom. It has been used in this region as medicine for tens of thousands of years, and it is currently the most widely used “drug” in Asia. “It’s a relative to coffee and opium plants and can be used to getting off of opiates as well as pain management, nerve pain, and relaxation,” said Micaela M., an employee at Kratom CBD. According to Micaela, Kratom is not addicting and unlike opiates, it attaches without binding to brain receptors. “Its a good option for people who cant, or dont, use opiotes,” said Miceala. “Its a smart drug, you cannot overdose on it. If you take too much you might puke but you wont die.” When Kratom first started showing up to head shops in his area, Emilio Trowbridge, a Forest Park student and avid CBD user, was given free samples and tried Kratom for the first time. “It was these little black bags, with about five pills each,” said Trowbridge. “It gave me energy when I just took five, but then when I took more I got really sleepy and chill.” It quickly escalated, said Trowbridge. “I felt like Johnny Cash, like they were helping me or something,” said Trowbridge staring at the ground. “I’d go and buy hundreds of them, which made sense because I was taking 100 pills a day about.” Trowbridge doesn’t believe in occasional use of the drug. “It’s something that I can’t imagine someone just does here or there. It’s like if you are going to be taking it, it’s so hard not to take it a lot, and then it’s almost out of control… and then it is out of control,”
said Trowbridge. Trowbridge said that some of the side effects of taking them every day was complete loss of appetite, body aches, nausea, weakness, and extreme fatigue. To alleviate these symptoms, Trowbridge said his only option was to take more. “I spent my money on those pills before bills,” said Trowbridge. “I spent a lot of my money on buying them to have for work. Then spending even more on the days I was off.” Once Trowbridge realized that he needed to stop and began the withdrawal process. He said that he was violently sick for two days. “After those two days I began the process of living without Kratom,” said Trowbridge. Kratom has received a great deal of skepticism with six states making the sale of Kratom illegal and the Mayo Clinic reporting that “The dangers outweigh the benefits.” The Mayo Clinic also suggests that people who use Kratom to get off of opioids are at another risk of becoming addicted to Kratom itself. “I don’t know how many people use it to stop using opiates. I’m not all that confident that it would even help them, but it seems like a whole lot of non-opiate users are getting addicted to it on their own by just trying it at head shops,” said Trowbridge. Trowbridge touts himself as someone who is always interested in herbal or homeopathic alternatives, including but not limited to the legalization of marijuana and the wide acceptance and usage of CBD. “I can’t get on board with [kratom]. It seems like just another thing to get addicted to,” said Trowbridge.
4 ART & LIFE
April 4, 2019
How do you get out of awkward situations? LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR & SYED ALI PHOTO EDITOR
Daetron Thomas Sophomore
Katlyn Kohlbrecher Sophomore
“I would try to distance myself and say, ‘got to go now, take care,’ and keep going in the same direction I was already headed. Got to avoid that awkward conversation.”
“I just keep a straight face to avoid laughing and casually talk my way out of it. Walk away slowly.”
Grant Henry-Conley Freshman
“Make it even more awkward and funny. If you wave back at someone that was actually waving at someone else, stick your tongue out at them, like ‘why didn’t you wave at me?’
How to properly dispose of ‘The Montage’ Campus advocates discuss ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ techniques LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR A new issue of “The Montage” is out. Students, faculty and staff are so engrossed in each article, blinking is a scarcity. But what happens after? Where do all the extra papers go? Most likely, at the bottom of the trash or recycling bins, shoved beneath soda cans or old math worksheets, never to be seen again. In an effort to counter this waste, Debbie Corson, Service Works Advisor and Matthew Bast, Environmental Club Advisor, discuss more innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. “Since STLCC advertises itself as being a green institution, we should be careful that we follow through,” said Corson. “Our society is so convenience oriented that we don’t seem to care about how trashed our Earth is becoming. Littering is easy and thoughtless.” In addition, she stressed the importance of not taking the custodial staff for granted. “Just think of how we would all complain if our custodians did not pick up after us and mop and clean our campus for a month. It would be interesting to do a simulation of the impact that would have.” Pertaining to the recycling process, Bast recalls an old company in Kirkwood that allowed people to sort their own recycling. “In my opinion, self sorting is more efficient,” said Bast. “With a company like ‘Single Stream’ where all recyclables are tossed in together, the paper or glass could get wet or dirty and will have to be discarded. The cleaner it is, the easier the products are to recycle.” In relation, people are often negligent when it comes to recycling rules and guidelines for companies like ‘Single Stream.’
“Someone recycled plastic bags full of paper and the plastic clogs up the machines,” said Corson. “I just learned today that we are not supposed to put wrapping paper in single stream containers.” According to Corson, in a recent Environmental & Sustainability Committee meeting, she also learned that all cans and plastic need to be rinsed and dried and that lids should be left on bottles. This same committee is proposing a few ideas to the cafeteria staff. This includes allowing students to bring in their own bottles to fill with a small price for refills and replacing foam containers with paper ones. Despite these efforts, recycling is barely hanging on by a thread. “I’ve had to fight to keep any sort of recycling here, since there is only one person sorting it all, with the help of custodial staff,” said Bast. “Most people want to recycle I think, but if you look in the classrooms, the trash cans are full of bottles and cans because there are no recycling bins in many of them. Everyone is capable of walking an extra 20 feet but they don’t.” To further these efforts, Bast emphasizes the ‘reduce’ part of ‘reduce, reuse and recycle.’ “The only thing better than recycling is not creating more than you actually use,” said Bast. “With the Montage for instance, start taking inventory. Count how many newspapers you pull off the rack and how many are left when you rotate them out for a newer issue. We never know what happens with papers, of course the hope is that they are being read.” Debbie Corson reduces by
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utilizing old papers in creative and resourceful ways. “I use old papers in my BBQ chimney. My sister wraps presents with the funny paper, like the comic section or neat graphics. You could even hold a contest for the best way to reuse.” Bast has always enjoyed hiking and uses the papers to dry out his boots and keep them from smelling, since prolonged exposure to sunlight would only crack the leather. In the Science building, he admits that he uses the old issues as snake bedding because it’s cheaper than the bark he uses for the snakes on display. “Something kinda funny is that I grabbed a stack of papers for the snakes
and later realized they had the former chancellor’s face on them,” said Bast. “So for like a year, the snakes were pooping on the enlarged image of the face.” Aside from using the paper as a ‘snake dump,’ creating a communal bin of paper scraps for free use would be beneficial. “Keep it in the Lecture Halls or Student Center and they can use it for anything from paper mache to bird cages and changing oil in cars.” One important note, though, is that The Montage asks readers on campus to refrain from using the current issue in creative ways until a new issue hits the stands. Archive copies of past issues are also available by request in the newsroom at SC220A.
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I'M FROM THE LOU AND I'M PROUD
Meramec celebrates 314 day with a taste of St. Louis BRI HEANEY NEWS EDITOR Four tables were set out vertical with empty hot plates set atop each one. On March 14, students in the cafeteria began craning their necks as five student activities council members started bringing boxes full of food. The Student Activities members began to unload toasted raviolis, Imo’s Pizzas, Oooy Gooeeey Butter cakes, and Guses Pretzels into the warming plates. A line began to form. More food was brought in. This time they were moving Ted Drews’ ice cream
and Fitz soda into coolers. The line began to wrap around the corner of the cafeteria and students packed away their half eaten lunches and gravitated toward the line, which at that point was no longer contained to the cafeteria. The people at the front of the line were given the go ahead. Within minutes the mountains of food presented had dwindled to small rolling plains. It was 314 day in St. Louis.
Crystal Kohn was one of the students who was shuffling back and forth to refill the containers. “This is everything St. Louis,” said Kohn, a student activities member, who was slightly out of breath as she shoved bottles of Fitz soda into the coolers. Taking a second to smile and point she arrows over to the desk behind her. “Over there we have community outreach; Botanical Gardens came, Forest Park, ScienceCenter, and the Saint Louis Symphony orchestra all came,”
said Kohn. It’s the intracasy that make St. Louis special, said Kohn, laughing and gesturing small pinches. “We are celebrating out unique city,” she said. Daniel Loewenstein was another one of those rushing to keep up with the demand of students and faculty continuing to billow in. “If I had to choose my favorite, I would have to say Oooy Goooeey Butter Cake,” said Loewenstein.
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OPINIONS 7 April 4, 2019
Polyamory is Rewarding Not for the insecure or faint of heart
TYRA LEESMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Monogamy is king in western culture. Nothing boils the blood more than a romance between a cis hetero couple gone sour after a one-night stand. There are movies, songs, poems, sayings, wives’ tales and even classes one can take on the subject. “Cheating” can be defined broadly in western society, as anything even remotely sexual with another person, outside of the committed, monogamous relationship. What is it, though, that hurts us so much when it comes to being cheated on, or having cheated? Polyamory is the practice of having more than one lover. Sometimes this means falling in love with multiple people. Sometimes it resembles monogamy in that there is one central relationship with outside partners. Sometimes there are very strict rules about those partners and the levels of intimacy considered safe versus that which feels too much like “cheating” to the non-participating partner. Polyamory is not for everyone. In fact, it isn’t for most people. Even those who branch out into polyamory often find that they cannot bear the burden of self-assurance and trust required, or the weight of having to reassure a needy partner.
In my own, personal poly experience, there is a great deal of insecurity to overcome before a couple can succeed in opening their relationship. My ex-fiance and I spent three solid years building trust and security in our relationship before actually allowing outside partners into our bed. At first, it was an experiment to better understand our sexual preferences and true orientations. I discovered that I am pansexual, and he discovered that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t become aroused by men, and was disappointed to find that he was as heterosexual as the day is long. His coming to terms with being “regular” but not “boring” was yet another journey we faced together. After some time, I found that I was comfortable even being out of town when one of the girls I trusted came over to have sex with my fiancé. However, through introspection and meditation within myself, and through superb communication with my fiancé, I also found that the idea of a woman cuddling him bothered me a bit. It wasn’t the sex, but the intimacy they shared that made me jealous. I don’t care about being the only thing he craves in bed because frankly, I like variety myself. His genitals do not belong to me, and neither do his fantasies. What I truly wanted to keep sacred was the sweetness, the closeness, and most importantly: our love. At the end of the day, I wanted to be the one in his heart. He didn’t want to fall asleep next to any of the other people that joined our sexual relationships. I didn’t want to share my problems with any of my boy toys or side chicks. When our introverted sides kicked in, the only people we could stand to be near was one another. All of that said, polyamory comes with rules and stipulations that are unique to the couple and the individuals
themselves. These rules must be treated as sacred and unbreakable. What ended my beautiful, nearly perfect five-year relationship with my best friend was the breaking of one such rule. We had haphazardly broken all the others here and there, and so when I broke the last, most important one (no past boyfriends allowed), what I thought was a minor, forgivable offense would become the cause of heartache, PTSD, suicide attempts, and worst of all, a loss that mimicked the grieving of a death and made an unhealable scar between us. Polyamory is a worthwhile endeavor, and I wouldn’t change a single day of my relationship with my ex. My current boyfriend and I have dabbled in this lifestyle, too. The lovers we share are
my favorite, and the ones he may take in my absence don’t make me jealous, but excited. However, if this isn’t the way your heart works, dear reader, do not attempt to swim the waters of a poly lifestyle or you will drown in the tiniest insecurities; the briefest missed text or night alone will pull you under until you cannot breathe. It may sound terribly exciting to try, but one must trust and know themselves, their partners, and the rules before diving in. Taking an outside lover can be freeing and fun, and can bring couples closer than they ever imagined, but tread lightly. Communicate perfectly. Lay boundaries and never, ever cross them. Often the heart you break will be your own. Practice safe sex, as well as safe love, and the rewards will be glorious.
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Roe vs. Wade: 1973-2019?
MARY WILSON OPINIONS EDITOR Why are abortion rights so important? Let me start out by saying that this is a sensitive, polarizing topic. Reproductive health, and abortion in particular, incites anger and passion like few other topics can. Politicians use inflammatory (often factually incorrect) language on the campaign trail and when advocating
for the passage of reproductive health legislation. It seems like every day there’s a new piece of legislation restricting the right to abortion, which was declared a Constitutional right in 1973, in the nowfamous case Roe v. Wade. Recently, Missouri introduced two bills restricting abortion access. The bills, ‘The Missouri Fetal Heartbeat Ban’ and ‘The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,’ have been called among the restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country. The ‘Missouri Fetal Heartbeat Ban’ is a trigger bill, which means that in the event the Supreme Court Roe. v. Wade is overturned, abortion would be illegal in Missouri. The bills do, however, clarify that women will not be penalized for seeking abortion. Abortion rights have been slowly whittled down, leaving women seeking abortions with a laundry list of requirements. In Missouri, a woman must sometimes travel hundreds of miles to
the only clinic that performs abortions in Missouri, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, and then give informed consent to the same doctor who will be performing the procedure, wait at least 72 hours, and come back to have the procedure before traveling back home. The abortion procedure itself can range in price from $470 to $1320. If a woman has Medicaid insurance coverage, it will only pay for the abortion in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother’s life is endangered. I don’t know anybody who has over a $1,000 at their disposal. Not only are abortions expensive and come with strict guidelines, but hospitals and clinics are not mandated to provide abortion services, or give information about abortion or referrals to clinics that perform the procedure. Some people who are against abortion are also against comprehensive, medically based sex education and birth control. Instead, abstinence education is offered in many school districts across the country.
In Missouri, schools are not required to teach sex ed. It’s up to local school boards. According to sexetc.org,a website that has information “by teens, for teens”,’If a school chooses to provide sex ed, Missouri requires that all instruction must be medically and factually accurate and ‘present abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice of behavior in relation to all sexual activity for unmarried pupils.’ People are going to have sex. People have sex whether or not they have information on how to avoid Sexually Transmitted Infections or unwanted pregnancy. If someone is adamantly opposed to abortion, then they should be the biggest birth control advocates in the world. We’ll see how the Missouri legislature votes on the reproductive health bills. A woman’s reproductive health is not the government’s business. It is a deeply personal choice that only a woman can make for herself. And, for now, abortion is still a Constitutional right.
8 SPORTS April 4, 2019
Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Shelly Ethridge to be inducted ASHLEY BIUNDO SPORTS EDITOR
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Freshman pitcher, Alison Klaus pitches the ball to an East Central College batter on Mar. 26.
Run hard, turn left
Softball team strives for success on and off the field
ASHLEY BIUNDO SPORTS EDITOR The STLCC Archers Softball team has a current record of 11-3, but the team is looking to continue even stronger, according to Head Coach Kristi Swiderski. Swiderski said that she has high expectations for the rest of the season. “My expectation is for us to go to nationals,” said Swiderski. “We ‘ve got pitching, we’ve got the hitting, we’ve got defense, we’ve got the whole package. So I fully expect us to make it.” Half way through the season, the softball team has figured out their strengths and weaknesses, said Swiderski. “Our pitching and our hitting are our [strengths]. We can hit the ball over the fence. And our pitching, we have six pitchers so if one girl is off, one of them is going to be on. The flexibility to be able to use multiple people to win a game is huge for us,” she said. One of the weakness that they are working on is team speed, Swiderski said.
“We’ve got a lot of big strong girls that can hit the ball over the fence but obviously that comes along, you know you’re giving up team speed around the bases,” she said. Although softball is important on the field, education is important off the field, said Swiderski. “Education always comes first. There is going to be a point in time where you can’t play softball anymore, so your education has to come first,” said Swiderski. The coaches expect a lot from the girls when it comes to their school work, she said. Swiderski said she expects them to be good students. “Study hard. There is no excuse. There is so much help at Meramec, with all the tutoring, there is no reason that they can’t succeed in the classroom, as well on the softball field,” Swiderski said. “When it comes to softball, go hard, play hard all the way through from start to finish. We got the girls that have that mentality. They can and they will do that.”
With 2018-2019 basketball season at a close, STLCC women’s basketball ended the season 20-8. Head Coach, Shelly Ethridge’s year including not only a winning season but also achieving her 500th career win. But that’s not all that’s left for her. Ethridge is to be inducted to the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame on Apr. 13 in Springfield, Missouri. Although Ethridge had a winning season, she said she enjoyed every minute of it and that she loves what she does. “I enjoy establishing lifelong relationships, seeing the development of our players both on and off the court, making a positive impact in [their] lives, and watching our girls that have gone through our program sign their scholarship to play at the next level.” Every year is a memorable in all different ways, said Ethridge. “My most memorable moment was at UMSL with our 2000 team. We were the first and only team to ever make it to the NCAA DII National Tournament and make it to the Sweet 16. Also, our 2017 team playing in the National Tournament winning the 5th place game on a last second shot,” she said. “Additionally, in 2014 our team was able to win the district tournament game to advance to the National tournament by overcoming a deficit of 6 points with less than one minute remaining.” Ethridge said that her job as
a coach involves more than just coaching. “In my 28 years of coaching, my life has been devoted to coaching young adults and helping them develop as young women, dedicated students, productive members of the community and as successful basketball players,” she said. “What makes me happy and what truly defines my success, is when I can say I had the opportunity to coach these women, and watch them go on and do great things with their lives,” said Ethridge. “I’ve never needed any awards or recognition, but this is a wonderful honor that shows that other people have noticed the work and dedication that has been put in.”
Archived Photo Ethridge reviews plays during practice.
Everyday activities that burn calories Options already a constant in most weekly routines LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR According to HealthStatus.com, losing a pound of weight requires the body to burn at least 3,500 calories. Luckily, every activity throughout the day adds up. One way to keep track of activity is through any fitness app, such as MapMyRun (even for non-runners), and other free options. Investing in a FitBit and tracking average steps is also ideal but not required. Apple, in particular, has a designated health app. The recommended daily amount is 10,000 steps. When calculating calorie loss for each activity, keep in mind that the heavier the person, the more calories
one burns. Now that spring is here, outdoor chores and activities are becoming more prevalent. Completing more laborious activities such as mowing the lawn, raking, or gardening, burn on average 200-450 calories per hour (based on the standard weight of 120 pounds or more). If one is completing landscaping tasks that involve more heavy lifting, 600 calories is attainable. For someone below this weight range, (around 80 pounds or more) calorie burn is less: 100-200 depending on intensity of chore. According to WebMD, several of these activities are equivalent to cardio exercises in calorie burn. Gardening for a half hour burns the same amount as cycling for 45 minutes on flatter terrain or a stationary bike. If mowing is a priority, opt for an old fashioned push Graphic by Gina Carr mower. This can
be substituted for a daily jog or weight lifting session. According to the ActiveTimes, aside from the exercise benefits, heading outdoors leads to more sunlight exposure which releases more endorphins. Not to mention, Vitamin D protects against inflammation, high blood pressure and vastly improves the immune system. As an added bonus, cognitive function reaps the benefits. If weather conditions are not up to par, indoor chores can burn around the same amount of calories depending on one’s weight range. For starters, doing laundry: hanging clothes to dry, sorting and folding can burn 78 calories per hour (50 for those below average in weight). This is equal to caloric burn with 70100 crunches. Scrubbing countertops or floors can burn 100 calories (for all weight ranges) in 15 minutes, which is the same as doing 30 jump squats. If a vacuum is utilized, one can burn up to 90 calories per hour which is equivalent to 15 minutes of Zumba or kickboxing and it has the potential to help reach step goals (goodhousekeeping.com). This also applies to sweeping and any
other walking intensive chore. Pop in some earbuds and do an improvised dance routine to increase the gains. Washing dishes, with the added walking to the sink after clearing a table, can burn about 50-200 calories. Climbing stairs for ten minutes or more can lead to a burn of about 100300 calories, with an additional 90 for running them. In a sense, even doing nothing at all burns calories, particularly sleeping. Someone who is 80-125 pounds can burn 20-38 calories per hour and person weighing more can can burn around 40-70 calories per hour while asleep. If one gets the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep they can burn a maximum of 504 calories. It all depends on one’s metabolic rate and how much muscle mass they have, since muscle burns more calories than fat. On the other hand, if someone were to skip an entire night of sleep, studies show they are likely to burn 130-160 more calories in the time spent awake. However, a consistent lack of sleep would produce the opposite effect, so using this as justification for skipping sleep would be counterproductive.