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On any given day you might find dozens of folks running the stairs over at Hughes Stadium or the Sacramento City College Stadium. They’re not looking for the best seats for the next big game. Instead, they’re indulging in a perfect workout routine: running stairs. Going up and down stairs has long been considered a great way to get in a little extra exercise. If you don’t believe that stair climbing is a good exercise then why does every gym have a Stair Master machine? If you have the opportunity at your workplace, you’ll probably a lot better off taking the stairs every day than the elevator. Of course, this is not meant to sky scrapers!
For the dedicated stair runners, nothing beats those athletic stadiums for a good work out. Naturally, you don’t have to head outdoors to get a good stair workout; not when you’ve got a perfectly good flight of treads in your own home. While it might not seem like you’re working out by climbing up and down your stairs, you’re actually giving your heart a chance to pump more blood and oxygen throughout your body which is a good thing any time of the day.
For the serious stair workout, you could add some ankle weights or carry small dumbbells. All of this is meant to strengthen your muscles and keep you in good health. However, there is a time when taking the stairs might not be so much fun and that’s when you’ve got to clean out your basement of all your junk. Yes, its easy going down stairs with an arm full of stuff, but it’s that climb back up that is where you’ll feel the “burn.” This is often why our basements become overflowed with junk: we just don’t want to carry anything back up the stairs.
If you’re finally ready to reclaim your basement and get rid of the junk then you can hire a team of professional junk haulers like Junk King Sacramento to help you accomplish this mission. These junk haulers won’t have any trouble taking the stairs. In fact, they do this every day. If there were ever an Olympic event in stair climbing, the professional junk haulers would surely bring home the gold!
Whether they need 2 trips or 2 dozen, their goal is to help you get rid of all that basement junk once and for all. In some extreme cases, a new home owner could inherit basement junk from the previous owner because they never had the means of moving it out. (Pass me the piano?). That’s when you really need to take charge and take back your basement. If you can get rid of all that junk there is not telling what you can do in that space. Between a bedroom for a teen or a home theatre for the whole family, you can turn your basement into something practical. And yes, you’ll still be able to work out on the stairs!
Let’s cut right to the chase: it’s spring in Sacramento and it’s time for you to get cleaning! We’re not talking about the light dusting or occasional countertop wipe down but instead that once a year complete cleaning that leaves your house sparkling like new. As you approach this year’s spring cleaning mission here are some helpful hints that you might not have considered.
The Environmental Protection Agency is chock full of all kinds of facts and figures regarding how Americans dispose of things. For instance, the EPA has found that over 290 million automobile tires are tossed away by Americans every year. That’s a lot of a rubber! The good news is that 80% of those tires are being recycled, repurposed and reused. So just where could your recycled tire end up?
Over at a East Sacramento Catholic high school a group of students have gotten together to show what a little ingenuity and the power of the sun can do for their school. It was a group of students from the St. Francis high school that became involved in the school’s effort to save money on rising energy bills by adopting solar power as an alternative source for the campus. Thanks to their effort they were able to install a 253 kW solar energy supply system across seven buildings on the campus. This is going to reduce the energy bills and have a positive impact on the local environment. It’s also perfect example of how our kids often lead the way.
As this past Christmas is quickly becoming a memory it’s interesting to look back on the top holiday shopping trends for the year. While it is true that the traditional brick and mortar stores had a really good season with strong sales beginning over the Black Friday weekend, it’s the online retailers who really got a boost this holiday. How much of a boost? Try 15% more shoppers then last year. This meant that a record $1.25 billion was spent on Cyber Monday alone.
To some people all it takes to be a professional is to get paid for job. While that is definitely a important distinction that separates professionals from amateurs there is much more to becoming a professional. It doesn’t really matter what type of trade is involved. Whether that’s a football player, a Doctor or even a junk hauler; if you’re going to call yourself a professional then you need to adhere to certain levels of standards and quality. This is why we hire professionals in the first place: because we know that we can expect a certain level of experience with regard to the job at hand.
There is an apparent epidemic spreading through Sacramento. No, this has nothing to do with our health but with outage of street lamps. According to the Sacramento County Department of Transportation industrious thieves have been ripping off copper wire used to wire up the street lamps and then have been selling that wire for profit. This has lead to up to 2,000 street lamp outages since the beginning of 2010. Although 800 lamps have been fixed there are still 1,000 other lamps waiting to be fixed. Is this the work of one copper hunting crew or a lone wire thief? It would seem that it would take more than one person to steal all that wiring. If you have street lights that are working consider yourself lucky. However, you should be concerned about that gang of thieves roaming through your neighborhood looking for their next target.
Now that the kids are back to school, you’ve got a chance to take an assessment of your surroundings and consider some valuable home improvement projects. Whether you take these on as a DIY scenario or hire professional contractors, this could be a golden opportunity to improve your surroundings and actually increase the overall value of your home. Take a causal stroll through your home while you think about all the possibilities. You could:
Ask any Sacramento resident what is the benefit of living in the city and top of the list will be the amazing array of restaurants. Sacramento is a true foodie town with bistros, cafes, restaurants and even food trucks that appeal to everyone’s taste. What’s great about dining out is how it might inspire you to try some new culinary tricks of your own. There are also some great one night cooking classes happening around town where you could discover a passion for pasta making or unlock your inner pastry chef. Of course all this kitchen excitement could hit the brakes if your own cooking workspace is not up to speed. If that is the case then it could be time for you to get rid of those old appliances and make room for some new ones.
It seems that nowadays every major appliance manufacturer is getting into the energy efficient business when it comes to the design of their products. That’s a good thing for all of us. Not only will we be saving money on our energy bills by making the switch to these types of items but we will also be cutting back on exploiting our natural resources. Nowhere is this more evident than in the washing machine game.