Strawberry Picking
Movement is an important part of staying healthy and making sure every part of your body continues to perform at optimal levels. It puts our life in motion. Movement helps relieve stress, clear your mind and … burn those calories.
Picking strawberries is a tasty way to get out and burn calories. In addition, it allows us to take a break from our daily routine and move more.
Human movement is a fundamental part of life. Movement keeps us healthy, in addition to improving circulation and boosting our metabolism. It is critical to living a longer life and maintaining — or losing — weight. The less we move, the less productive we are. The more active we are the more productive we are. So why not find more ways to move and do it more often?
One of those ways is to spend some time outside with good ol’ Mother Nature and pick some strawberries.
There is nothing intense about strawberry picking. It’s a nice leisurely walk with a small treasure-hunting element to it. The fun challenge about picking fresh fruit is finding those mother-load spots that no one has discovered yet. Sometimes it’s behind thicker leaves or hidden behind a vine, but when you find it, you’ll know it. Massive, lush and colorful fruit untouched and still on the fine. It’s the golden moments of fruit picking and one we always enjoy trying to discover.
When in season, add a little more movement to your week and get out for some strawberry picking. You’ll burn some extra calories (remember, it all counts) and create talking points the next time you visit grandma Granny.
Strawberry season is between May and July.
Cost of Activity
- $3.99 a pound (prices vary)
- 75-150+ calories burned
- Mental break from routine
- Improves muscle endurance
- Increases energy
Challenge Yourself
Finding pints full of perfect strawberries can be challenging enough. Not eating more than you pick is also quite the challenge. But your challenge is to…
Find a fasciated strawberry. These strawberries look like several strawberries have fused and grown together. This deformity is usually caused by either short daylight intervals or cold, dry weather during the fall.
Find Great Photo Ops
The colors of the great outdoors always presents an opportunity to snap a great picture that is social-media worthy.
