Can shopping honestly be good for you?  Well,  I know that when I get home from a long day of shopping, I am pooped.  My feet hurt,  my legs hurt and my back hurts as well.  It always made me think that even though I am causing a lot of “damage” there has to be a part of this that is good for me.  So, this week when I came upon some information to back up my thoughts, I just had to share them with you. 

~ The average woman covers 2.96 miles on a shopping trip

~ They notch up 154 miles a year

~ The average woman burns around 385 calories  -  the equivalent of a piece of carrot cake or two large glasses of wine  -  trudging around stores each week.

~ Women take an average 7,305 steps each time they head out on a spree, almost three quarters the 10,000 daily number recommended by the NHS

BREAKDOWN OF RESULTS:

So using a rate of five calories per minute, the average woman will burn 47,985 calories each month.

(Calorie burn rate is based on an average body weight of 175 pounds, walking at an average speed of 3mph)

photo from daily mail.com