Car insurance for women and car wash calorie burning

It's a sad fact, but motor cover providers do not give cheap car insurance to women just for keeping their cars sparkling clean. However, we do know that a clean car will suffer from less corrosion and its lights will be more visible, making it safer in hazardous driving conditions. Is that enough to tempt you to pick up a bucket and sponge and get out to clean your car? No? Well, maybe new data from More Than Insurance Services will make you don your wellies and get splish-splashing the suds onto your Fiesta.

According to research, a 90 minute spell washing a family sized saloon car can burn up to 500 calories. Compare that with other high energy exercise activities and you may just reach for the Turtle Wax.

• 30 minute squash match – burns 447 calories


• 40 minute cross country run – burns 464 calories


• 45 minutes circuit training – burns 425 calories


• 1 hour cycling at 5.5mph – burns 270 calories

Despite these figures, the research reveals that more than half of all female car owners have never rolled up their sleeves and washed their own car.

A qualified personal trainer involved in the study said that car washing offers an all-round body workout that is hard to achieve using Gym equipment. The research identified key calorie burning movements that are involved in car washing.

• The squat and sponge (good for thighs, hamstrings, lower back, arms and shoulders)


• The reaching lunge and sponge (works thighs hamstrings, lower back, arms and shoulders)


• The bucket pick-up (good for your bottom, hamstrings and lower back)

Owners of different sized cars should note that the smaller your vehicle, the fewer calories you may burn. So, if you have a small car, offer to wash someone else's; it will do great things for your body and earn you lots of Brownie points in the process.

And if you want to stay stylish and up to the minute whilst lathering your Lexus then go to Dogwood London, the top equestrian goods supplier, for Aigle wellington boots that will keep your feet dry and your style credentials intact.

Cheap car insurance for women and saving even more money
Here at CoverGirl our aim is to save women drivers money on their car insurance. Washing your car comes in considerably cheaper than a Gym membership that could cost over £600 per year, so we recommend you buy a new bucket from Halfords and get your motor insurance from CoverGirl; where we do our utmost to keep our overheads low and pass the savings on to you.

Call our friendly helpline advisors on 0333 123 1308 or click on the Get a Quote button to get a great deal on your car insurance for women.