Who knew losing weight could happen from simply packing your personal stuff into moving boxes, but its true. Packing boxes is definitely a work out and the more things you have to pack the more of a work out it will be.

Some Examples of the exercises packing boxes provides you with are:

- When carrying your items from closets to your moving boxes, you will be doing lots of bending, squatting and walking which will be great for legs as well as a cardio workout.

- Using moving supplies such as bubble wrap and stretch wrap and wrapping each of your times one by one is a great arm work out.

-   Lifting your moving boxes and stacking them into the moving truck will be great upper body and arm workout plus cardio.

Just keep in mind that stretching is a good idea before or after packing boxes to ensure you don’t get injured as well as to reduce soreness the next day. So skip the gym during packing time and start to pack those moving boxes and burn away calories today.

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When packing boxes to move, it makes sense to put aside a few items that you will need during the process. A survival cardboard box should contain items that you will need right before you’re leaving and after everything else has been packed, as well as items to be used as soon as you arrive to your new home and before you start unpacking. Examples of things to put in these such moving boxes include:

· A couple of sheets or large towels. You can use one to cover yourself and one to cover the window in the bedroom, so the light doesn’t bother you in the morning. This is especially important if the curtains are still not up in your new home.

· Toilet paper, toothpaste, soap and toothbrush.

· Any medications you need to take on a daily basis.

· A couple of light bulbs, in case there aren’t any already there. You want to make sure you have lights on your first night there.

· Cleaning supplies, including garbage bags, paper towels, small broom (take the handle off so it fits in the box), a multipurpose spray cleaner, bleach and a few rags.

· Basic kitchen utensils, such as knives and forks, a couple of plates and cups and instant coffee or tea bags. You should also research in advance for local food delivery shops and write down their phone numbers in a piece of paper, so you can get pizza or Chinese food (instead of cooking) on your first night.

· Small tools to assemble furniture or fix doorknobs and other essentials on your first day.

· Pet food and their dishes.

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Whether starting to pack for your move or storing the moving supplies for a while, keeping your moving boxes in perfect condition will ensure that your valuables will make to their destination in one piece.

• Don’t put your moving boxes together until you’re ready to fill them up. Until then, store them flat and against a wall or other structure. This will prevent the moving boxes from bending or breaking.
• Always fill up moving boxes all the way to the top. Empty spaces can cause the moving boxes to crush, not only risking the items inside but also ruining the box itself. If you can’t fill out the cardboard boxes with items, fill the remaining space with moving supplies such as crumbled up packing paper, bubble wrap or house hold items such as towels or sheets, which will act as extra padding.
• When stacking up moving boxes, put the heaviest at the bottom to prevent crushing lighter cardboard boxes.
• Store your packing boxes in a dry environment. Humidity can not only ruin the items inside the box, but it can weaken the cardboard boxes and cause it to break open.
• Distribute weight evenly inside the moving boxes. This will make them easier to pick up and less likely to give out because of the weight.

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Your moving boxes are packed, your house is clean and the movers are booked. Is there anything left to do before leaving for your new home? Most than likely, the answer is yes. Here are a few questions to ask yourself before you close your door for the last time:

• Do you have any books that need to be returned to the library?
• How about DVDs to the local Blockbuster?
• Do you have clothes at the dry cleaner or local tailor that need to be picked up?
• Does anybody have a spare set of keys for your house that you need to get back for the new owners?
• Have you written down your new address on a piece of paper? Is that piece of paper in your wallet? Don’t rely on your memory to remember the location, especially if you’re moving to a neighborhood you’re not familiar with.
• Do you have a printed map or a set location in your GPS to help plan your route?
• Did you notify the post office of your change of address?
• Are all your medical and financial records stored away in a folder? Is the folder securely stored inside your handbag? Never pack important papers in boxes to be shipped.

With all the stress of packing and moving, it’s easy to forget the little details. Keep a running list of last-minute things that need to be done in order to make the move as stress-free as possible.

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When packing and moving, one of the major considerations is making sure things make it to their destination in the best possible condition. If you’re hiring a full-service moving company, packers will ensure that everything is packed securely, as the insurance the company provides partially depends on this. However, if you’re packing the items yourself, you need to follow a few simple rules if you want to ensure that your grandmother’s china will make it across the country in one piece.

When in doubt, wrap it again. Add additional paper, use moving supplies such as bubble wrap or moving blankets to protect delicate items. You can also cover the inside of a box with any of the three items before you place any objects inside to ensure nothing will break even if the boxes bump into each other.

Make it tight. Don’t leave extra space for items inside a cardboard box to ship or slide. This will cause things to crash against one another and increase the chances that items will chip or scratch. If there’s empty space in the corners or at the top, use bubble wrap or paper to fill it out.

Stick to smaller packing boxes. Large moving boxes are heavier, more likely to break or sag and less likely to be filled to the brim with stuff. As a note always fill empty space in your boxes with crumbled packing paper or newspaper.

Label the packing boxes. Buy Fragile stickers to indicate which cardboard boxes need to be handled with extra care.

Don’t pack anything that has sentimental value. Insurance from the moving company will not cover items with sentimental value, such as photo albums, documents or even DVDs. If you bear the idea of losing something, take it along rather than putting it away with the rest of the items to be shipped.

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Keep Packing boxes dry on rainy moving day

We can’t control the weather forecast on moving day but what we can do is be prepared for bad weather. Rain and cardboard boxes are not best friends but we can help them get along. If you are self packing your moving boxes or if you have the movers do it for you, just remember to use one of the below helpful tricks to keep your stuff dry and protected from the rain.

1) Stretch wrap. Using moving supplies such as stretch wrap to cover your packing boxes is a great trick to keep your cardboard boxes and everything within them dry. The great thing about the stretch wrap sold on DirectMovingBoxes.com is that it comes on a handle which makes your wrapping very fast and easy to do.

2) Garbage bags. If you happen to run out of stretch wrap you can use garbage bags as a secondary backup solution.  Now a very important thing to keep in mind is the size of your packing boxes vs the size of your garbage bags. If your garbage bags are to small then you may have to cut them and use more then one to cover your cardboard boxes. Remember to use some packing tape to hold them on to your moving boxes. 

The reason that stretch wrap is better then using garbage bags is because it is clear and if you label your moving boxes on the box itself you will still be able to read it. So to protect your stuff on those rainy moving days, keep your cardboard boxes covered and use stretch wrap.

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Moving and packing boxes are meant to be used in a certain way. Though this may seem painfully obvious, it can make for a much easier moving experience and turn a potentially stressful moving process into something a little easier to bare.

To begin with, pay attention to how much is being placed in each of your moving boxes. Most people would just stuff everything they can into one large box and be done with it. Not unlike over stuffing a suitcase, this can lead to tearing and spillage or damage to items inside. Additionally, over packing a box also means the box will be too heavy to handle and this could mean straining your back. Aim for moving boxes weighing no more than 20 to 30 pounds.

Underpacking a box is also not a good idea. When packing boxes are not filled to proper capacity, they are easily crushed and this can also mean damage to contents.

Another thing to consider is the age of your moving boxes. Old cardboard boxes are likely to tear more easily, especially bottom flaps. The solution? Purchase new moving supplies and avoid the potential hassle of picking up your belongings from off of the street.

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After hours of stressful packing, moving and shipping, there are few things worse than discovering your collection of wine was destroyed en route. For one thing, there will be nothing to celebrate with that first night over pizza while sitting on boxes. And broken wine bottles can be a mess.

Moving boxes and packing supplies for wine take a little extra consideration, but with a few extras there is no reason you cannot enjoy that Oregon pinot noir without any drama.

• For wine bottles, packing boxes are best chosen in the case size. A case of wine contains twelve bottles at 750 milliliters. Any wine store receives their wine in cases. However, most of these boxes are of the thin variety and are not made for lengthy transport.
• Bottles are separated from each other in these boxes with interlinking cardboard in the shape of a grid. This type of box will generally be fine.
• Other considerations include not stowing wine in the back of a vehicle where they are most likely to get bounced around. Also, wine is effected by temperature. 55 degrees is the ideal for transport.
• To further protect a case, layer the bottom of the box with one layer of bubble wrap and then a towel on top of that. This will give some extra protection from a rough ride.

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Silver can be packed into moving boxes and is easy enough to do. There is one thing that should be considered with silver and that is that it tarnishes when exposed to air or moisture. Though this is no more than an annoyance and can easily be remedied by polishing, it can be avoided simply by first wrapping individual pieces of silver in packing paper. Stretch wrap can also be used as an alternative. Additionally, Hollowware (an item that is plated more thickly in silver layers) should be packaged as a fragile item.

Another thing to think about is that there is some chance that silver items can be scratched during the move. A way to lessen this possibility is by purchasing smaller packing boxes so there is less chance that the weight of the items will cause damage. When packing silver, place items inside moving boxes so they fit quite snug to make certain there are no dings or dents.

Finally, keep in mind that silver is valuable. Make certain you have your items insured. The policy should cover loss or theft during transport. If the items make up the family silver, consider taking the box with you personally as you travel.

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