Most people spend a lot of time watching TV. Do all five walks at once, or spread them out throughout the day it’s your choice.ĩ. Each of the five walks is about 15 minutes long, and one mile in distance. There are many great walking workout programs you can get on Amazon.Īs an example, there’s 10,000 Steps Weight Loss – Walk On: 5 Fat Burning Miles Walking Exercise DVD. If it’s raining out, it’s too hot, it’s too cold, or you simply don’t want to leave the house, walk indoors. The good news is, you can walk those miles indoors. Most experts recommend that you take at least 10,ooo steps a day– which is roughly the equivalent of 5 miles. So make sure that you still squeeze in as much active time as possible throughout the day.Ĩ. The benefits of exercise can be reduced if you spend most of the rest of your day sitting. Keep in mind that even if you do devote one-hour-a-day to exercising, that doesn’t mean that you don’t have to move for the rest of the day. Although I’m currently resting one day a week, I’m looking for a good stretching DVD I can do for one-hour on the seventh day. As I’ve written previously, I run three times a week, and I lift weights at the gym three times a week. These include Pound, a class created by a drummer that uses lightly weighted “drumsticks” called Ripstix pole workouts and rowing-based strength classes.ħ. Try the latest exercise class that’s all the rage.Get a mini-trampoline –rebounding is great exercise, and it’s lots of fun.How? By making it fun! Here are some ideas: Instead, you can categorize it as “play”. Moving more doesn’t have to be one more task or chore to add to your to-do list. I’m currently considering getting a Husky, which is a gorgeous, sweet-tempered dog breed that needs lots of activity to stay happy.Ħ. After all, you’ll have to take it out at least once a day so that it can get some exercise, or risk having your furniture destroyed as punishment for keeping it cooped up inside all day.
Having a dog will force you to move more. I, for one, am going to look for songs with this BPM so I can start jogging faster.ĥ. And a great way to pick up the speed is to listen to music with a faster tempo.Īs I wrote in my post, 12 Easy Ways to Bring More Music Into Your Life, songs between 120 and 140 beats per minute (bpm) make you work out harder. As stated in the point above, you can get more out of your movements by increasing the speed at which you do them. A lot of us listen to music while doing things like walking or exercising. Get more out of your movements by doing them faster.Ĥ. I’ve now resolved to walk to these destinations more quickly. I walk to the gym, and I run errands by foot (my apartment building has a great location). Picking up the pace, even if you’re just walking to your car, will help you burn more calories and strengthen your legs. Department of Health and Human Services defines moderate aerobic activity as “anything that makes your heart beat faster.” That means a wide variety of daily activities can become exercise if you do them faster or more intensely.
At work, visit the restroom at the other end of the building.Instead, choose a parking space farther away from the front door and add steps to your day. When you drive to work, forgo the coveted parking space right next to the building’s entrance.Look for ways to add more movement to things you’re already doing. Set the goal to move more for what’s left of the year, and make a commitment to stick to that goal.Ģ. If you didn’t set that resolution at the start of the year, you still have time to do so. In my post on 29 New Year’s Resolution Ideas – Make 2016 Your Best Year Ever I recommended that you set the resolution of moving more. In this post you’ll find 24 sneaky ways to move more. Fortunately, any movement can be considered physical activity and is beneficial, even small amounts of movement. The human body isn’t designed to sit bent and scrunched up in a chair all day, day after day – it’s designed to move. Increase your chances of living longer.On the other hand, here are some of the many benefits of moving more throughout the day: In addition, being inactive can add to feelings of anxiety and depression. It can even lead to premature death. In turn, a lack of physical activity has clearly been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers.
The solution is to find ways to move more.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control (C.D.C.) only 20 percent of American adults meet the minimum national exercise guidelines of at least 150 minutes per week of mixed aerobic workouts and strength training.
0 kommentar(er)
