You’ve got to do it anyway, so why not consider turning your next round of household chores into a workout, too? Hey, you’d end up with a clean house AND feel fit. You can’t really beat that.

Keeping Fitness Simple offers up these tips for transforming your regular housecleaning routine (I don’t have one, personally, but you might) into a workout:

1. Push yourself.

“Whether you’re mowing the grass or making beds, you should work at a level of exertion that noticeably increases your rate of breathing but does not leave you so breathless that you could not comfortably converse with someone as you work.”

2. Try to work continuously rather than in short spurts.

“Work hard enough so that you’re breathing deeply … but not so hard that you’ll need to take breaks every few minutes.”

3. Target particular muscle groups.

“Different chores focus different muscles naturally, but you can gain even more benefit by sharpening this focus. … [Household and cleaning] activities employ specific muscles, which you’ll be able to feel simply by paying attention.”

4. Add auxiliary moves.

“Not all chores are inherently calorie-blasters, however, so some augmentation can be a good idea. When doing dishes or ironing, for example, try doing toe-raises to firm the muscles of your lower legs, or bun tighteners (flexing the muscles of your lower posterior) to help bringup your rear.”

Like I said, I don’t have any sort of housecleaning routine, but if you do, turning your daily routine into a workout is something to consider.