Let your friendly library assistant teach you how!
1) Want toned arms without being overly bulky?
- Carry a HEAVY pile of books from level 2 of the library to level 4 of the library without pausing to put them anywhere. Hold the books with one hand as you use the other to shelf books. Switch every other shelf. Repeat every hour.
- *For a greater challenge, while holding the books with one hand, use the books as weights and lift them up and down continuously without dropping them.
Helpful tip:
Ignore friendly guys who offer to carry the entire stack of books for you.
2) Want toned legs?
- Pile the library trolley full of heavy books, pushing the trolley around level 4, stretching your legs and thighs fully.
- If there aren't enough books for the trolley to be used, climb the stairs from level two of the library to level four ALL the time. Repeat every time whenever shelving or book searching is required
- For books on higher shelves, do not use a step stool. Tip-toe and place the books on the high shelves. This works your calves.
- During shelf reading for the higher shelves, do side-way leg lifts to tone the inner thighs while holding onto the shelves. This helps you keep your balance and kills the boredom of being stuck doing shelf reading for one hour straight.
- * For a greater challenge, climb the stairs while carrying the books from level two to level four.
Helpful tip:
Ignore irritated glances when you push the noisy trolley every where and strange looks when people see you doing leg lifts. Odds are, they will forget you. Or esle, you have the upper hand of labelling them a mugger if you see them all the time. "What's their legitimate excuse for being in the library on a Sunday?"
3) Want a firm butt?
- Rather than bending down or kneeling down to place books on lower shelves, maintain a half squat or a full squatting position. Remain there until you have completed shelving that section.
- While shelf-reading, maintain half squat position while checking the lower shelves.
Helpful tip:
See above for toned legs.
That's all I have for now. This is your friendly library assistant, Jasmine, speaking.
Over and out!
