Posted by Alyssa Francis on Sat, Dec 03, 2011 @ 08:18 PM
Food is not the only thing that plays a role in making a person healthy. It is imperative that we release our energy and work our bodies through physical activity. It is very important to have an active lifestyle for overall health. Eating well without physical activity can still compromise a person’s health negatively.
People are often intimidated by the gym or simply don’t have the motivation to go. We don’t even have to mention the crazy membership fees too! Well guess what? There are easy ways to be active without going to the gym! There are even FREE ways to be physically active in your life. Physical exercise is good for heart health and good for building bone density. Being active also allows a person to become stronger, through muscle development and bone strength. Wouldn't you like to be strong and healthy?
Try doing some of these activities to add exercise to your day:
- Park further away from the store, giving you a chance to have a nice walk
- Use the stairs instead of elevators and escalators.
- Take walks around your neighborhood, at the park or walk your dog
- Take a bike ride
- You can even take a trip to the mall. Who said window-shopping isn’t exercise?
- Take breaks at work to stretch and move around
- Take advantage of the seasons! Shovel snow, rake leaves or go swimming.
- There are low cost ways to go cross-country skiing or snowboarding too!
Trying to exercise at home?
- Do some jumping jacks or jump roping
- Push ups and sit ups
- Do some light lifting. Find something around the house (not too heavy)
- Lunges, squats or wall-sits (while watching TV or even brushing your teeth!)
- You could even use stairs if you want to work your leg muscles!
- Dance! Turn up the volume and let loose!
- Cleaning house? Set a timer and clean as much as you can before the time is up!
- Find a work-out TV channel to follow in your living room!
- If you’re willing to spend some money, you could buy an exercise DVD too
These are all great, easy ways to incorporate physical activity within your day. Some of them are awesome ways to release your energy too! Working out is sometimes easier for people to do with another person, so encourage friends and family to jump up and do these activities with you!
By: Cristina DeOliveira
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