Staying Active and Out of the Gym- Take the stairs instead of the elevator. This is a great cardiovascular activity and is cheaper than buying an elliptical or stair climbing machine and you can still burn those calories.
- Walk everywhere. I tend to walk a lot. I live in a big city where public transportation can get expensive. Walking is free and can give you a workout. If my destination is in a two mile radius, then I am walking.
- Bike everywhere. My bike has been a great investment. In the city, in most cases, biking is faster than public transportation. I can travel anywhere in the city, free of cost, and also exercise.
- Clean up the yard. Raking leaves, planting, and mowing the lawn are a few activities I grew up doing. Spending hours outside lifting and moving can be a great way to workout and burn those unwanted calories.
- Exercise while watching television. This is a great idea for people who always find themselves in front of the television. Moving just a little bit from arm circles to lunges is a great way to exercise. Or even challenge yourself during commercials to see how much exercise you can get done before your program resumes.
Exercise can be fun if you make it fun. Experiment with different everyday activities to see what works best for you.
I feel like the problem is people do not know what exercises to do. And during my internship I found that people would be doing exercises but they did not have to correct form which would put them at risk for injury and also they are not doing them correctly so they would not see the benefits of the "exercises" they were doing. Another issue is when exercises get to easy for you to get through, you have to step up your exercise regimen because your body gets used to it. And the last issue that I found was consistency...I think that one is pretty self explanatory.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. That would be two interesting topics to write about on this blog: a guide to different forms of exercise and how to to them properly, and also a blog post on the benefits of exercising.
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