"On the lighter side"
Exercise Info
This month I have been focusing on exercise. Exercise is usually something that people do not like doing, but that is not always true. I have found that once I get to they gym or get exercising I feel so much better. There are often times when after I am done exercising that I feel like going back for more! The following is from the OH leader board. I thought it was pretty interesting and I could relate to it.
“But I don’t have time!" We all say this, and with today’s on-the-run lifestyles this statement is often too true. But you can make small changes too put a little more umph in your movement to get more benefit from the work you’re already doing. • Park farther away - Give yourself more distance between you car and destination. Walking gives you some down time to get your thoughts together. Don’t think about the extra steps as extra work! Instead, make it a moving meditation: Take time to appreciate the world around you.
• Pack and Play - Walking with weights burns more calories and builds more muscles. You can use actual weights or pack a backpack of items you need or even pick up a child and carry them the distance. If you’d rather not carry a kid, try playing like one- skip down the street, jump in puddles of water, or find a soccer ball to kick around.
• Walk away- Next time you stick that key in the ignition to travel just a few blocks, consider walking the distance. It’s better for you and better for the environment. If it’s too far to walk, take a bike.
• Get Cooking - In the kitchen, if it’s electric, it’s taking away your opportunity to firm up your arms. Use the old fashioned can opener. Chop the vegetables by hand. Whip the eggs with a fork.
• Short Circuits - Circuit training in the gym is nothing more than doing short spurts of medium-to-intense exercise. You can do short circuits at home or the office. Do jumping jacks between calls, jog in place during commercials, lift a load of laundry like you’d lift weights.
• Do your chores - Vaccuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting all get your heartrate pumping. Reach up high to clean off the ledges and down low to get the baseboards. Your house and your health will thank you for it.
• Pet Projects - Take your pet for a walk. put a little more pizzazz in brushing him. Play tog-o-war or tag with your puppy. Move around the house with a feather to delight your kitten or do your stretches with a length of yarn to watch it. jump for it.
Exercise doesn’t need to be by the book or by the clock. Just putting a little more motion into your daily activity can make all the difference.
OH leader support board leader handouts.
“But I don’t have time!" We all say this, and with today’s on-the-run lifestyles this statement is often too true. But you can make small changes too put a little more umph in your movement to get more benefit from the work you’re already doing. • Park farther away - Give yourself more distance between you car and destination. Walking gives you some down time to get your thoughts together. Don’t think about the extra steps as extra work! Instead, make it a moving meditation: Take time to appreciate the world around you.
• Pack and Play - Walking with weights burns more calories and builds more muscles. You can use actual weights or pack a backpack of items you need or even pick up a child and carry them the distance. If you’d rather not carry a kid, try playing like one- skip down the street, jump in puddles of water, or find a soccer ball to kick around.
• Walk away- Next time you stick that key in the ignition to travel just a few blocks, consider walking the distance. It’s better for you and better for the environment. If it’s too far to walk, take a bike.
• Get Cooking - In the kitchen, if it’s electric, it’s taking away your opportunity to firm up your arms. Use the old fashioned can opener. Chop the vegetables by hand. Whip the eggs with a fork.
• Short Circuits - Circuit training in the gym is nothing more than doing short spurts of medium-to-intense exercise. You can do short circuits at home or the office. Do jumping jacks between calls, jog in place during commercials, lift a load of laundry like you’d lift weights.
• Do your chores - Vaccuuming, sweeping, mopping, dusting all get your heartrate pumping. Reach up high to clean off the ledges and down low to get the baseboards. Your house and your health will thank you for it.
• Pet Projects - Take your pet for a walk. put a little more pizzazz in brushing him. Play tog-o-war or tag with your puppy. Move around the house with a feather to delight your kitten or do your stretches with a length of yarn to watch it. jump for it.
Exercise doesn’t need to be by the book or by the clock. Just putting a little more motion into your daily activity can make all the difference.
OH leader support board leader handouts.
Kristy K.
Obesity Help Support Group Leader
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