"She and her partner then pour cream and salt into double-bagged zip-lock sandwich bags, which they put into their backpacks, before setting off, churning and burning. After a few miles, Cope opens her bag to reveal she has made a bit of butter."
"butter is very now, unexpectedly rebranded as the perfect on-the-go snack (social media offers people chomping sticks of the stuff, or feeding it to babies)."
"I see exercise as tedious but necessary, so the idea of harnessing it to something I enjoy more (eating) appeals. Surely there are other food-prep activities sufficiently strenuous they could double as a workout?"
A new fitness trend has emerged where runners make butter during their workouts by placing cream and salt in zip-lock bags inside their backpacks. Content creator Libby Cope popularized this practice, which has inspired others to replicate the method. The trend reflects butter's recent rebranding as a trendy food item on social media, where it appears as an on-the-go snack. This quirky hobby combines strenuous exercise with food preparation, appealing to those seeking to make workouts more enjoyable. The concept has sparked broader ideas about incorporating other food-prep activities into fitness routines, such as hand-pulling noodles or kneading dough as workout alternatives.
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