6 easy ways to sneak in some exercise everyday!
Have you hit a calorie burning plateau? Or perhaps you haven't even started that exercise program yet. By just following these 6 easy tips, you will be well on your way to burning some extra pesky calories and before you know it, you'll be over your plateau and ready to go!
1. Use the “5 & 10” rule for escalators and elevators: take the stairs if you only need to go up five floors or less or down 10 floors or less. If you have to go more than 5 floors, walk the first 5 and take the elevator for the remaining floors. Every week, try to add a floor.
2. Walk or bike to errands less than 1 mile away. If that isn't possible, park in the back of the parking lot, you know, the corner where NO ONE parks and hitch it across the pavement. If you are shopping a strip mall, leave the car be and walk to all your destinations.
3. Get out of your chair! Every hour or so, take four minutes to walk around–a bathroom break, visiting a colleague, etc. Or if at home, get up and do a household chore. Just increasing your heart rate for 10 minutes each hour can do you a world of good!
4. Don’t be so darn efficient. Do one household task at a time, or make a separate trip (on foot) for each errand. Use the stairs in your house more useful by keeping your cleaning supplies up or down stairs so you are forced to use them in order to clean.
5. Keep moving. While watching your kids at sports games or practice, use that time to walk or jog around the field, do jumping jacks, or pace back and forth. Even fidgeters are at an advantage as they burn more calories than non-fidgeters.
6. Do your own gardening and yard work and housecleaning. Offer to do it for a friend or family member in need. Burn calories and save money!
1. Use the “5 & 10” rule for escalators and elevators: take the stairs if you only need to go up five floors or less or down 10 floors or less. If you have to go more than 5 floors, walk the first 5 and take the elevator for the remaining floors. Every week, try to add a floor.
2. Walk or bike to errands less than 1 mile away. If that isn't possible, park in the back of the parking lot, you know, the corner where NO ONE parks and hitch it across the pavement. If you are shopping a strip mall, leave the car be and walk to all your destinations.
3. Get out of your chair! Every hour or so, take four minutes to walk around–a bathroom break, visiting a colleague, etc. Or if at home, get up and do a household chore. Just increasing your heart rate for 10 minutes each hour can do you a world of good!
4. Don’t be so darn efficient. Do one household task at a time, or make a separate trip (on foot) for each errand. Use the stairs in your house more useful by keeping your cleaning supplies up or down stairs so you are forced to use them in order to clean.
5. Keep moving. While watching your kids at sports games or practice, use that time to walk or jog around the field, do jumping jacks, or pace back and forth. Even fidgeters are at an advantage as they burn more calories than non-fidgeters.
6. Do your own gardening and yard work and housecleaning. Offer to do it for a friend or family member in need. Burn calories and save money!
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