I’m no Tree-Hggin’ Hippie (though I DO love trees and have planted hundreds of them in my lifetime so far) but I ain’t gettin’ any younger and I’ve found a sturdy box with handles, or some sort of Costco carrier bag (look up ‘Snap Basket’) works great for me.
I shop for groceries every few weeks and I have SEVEN landings between the house and where I park my SUV. (See? I drive an SUV - NOT a Hippie, LOL!) so lugging stuff up to the house is a PITA and will continue to be until they carry me out, feet first. ;)
I’m seriously considering starting to order basics on-line for delivery. Wonder how the Enviro-Weenies will chastise me for THAT?
*SMIRK*
Bet you’re in pretty good shape.
The one innovation I’ve adopted is the Wal-Mart Pickup Service:
You go online, and it is organized like the store is, in virtual aisles. You buy the stuff you want from a local Wal-Mart with the service. You tell them when you are coming by.
You arrive, they load it into the back of your rig, and you drive off. I then buy meats, fruits, and veggies from someplace inexpensive where I can do the picking.
You still have to lug stuff up to your house, but you can invest the energy and aggravation you saved patrolling the aisles into your grocery workout.
Seven landings - good for the hammies, glutes, and calves.
Nice.
Sometimes I’ll do a set of curls with the bags in my hand in the elevator.
I’m telling you, someone completely changed my world view on exercise and physical tasks that are a hassle:
You get to do them. You don’t HAVE to do them, you get to.
My ex-FIL is bedridden with MS. I should have picked that up about 20 years ago, but it took someone actually saying those words, ‘You get to’, for me to get it.
Almost killed myself backpacking two weekends ago. Way too tough a trail for my fitness level. Before, I would have couch potatoed for two years. Went home and realized being able to actually feel your pulse in your face doesn’t kill you, and the more you do it the easier it gets.
Those Snap Baskets are pretty nifty:
https://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias%3Dtools&field-keywords=CleverMade+30L+SnapBasket
My concern is the folks who use those reusable shopping bags without cleaning them regularly and thoroughly.