Aim for 30 minutes of exercise a day, everyday, no excuses. You can do all 30 minutes all at once or split them up in 10 minute increments throughout the day. Some ideas:
Get off the bus or train a few stops early, park the car farther away to extend your walk, bike to a train stop
Wake up 15 minutes earlier and exercise as soon as you wake up, go to bed in your work-out outfit
Walk your dog as much as the dogwalker or get a dog
Work-out or walk during lunch hour, have sneakers in the car or at work to be prepared
Create new social habits and/or get exercise buddy, i.e. meet a friend for a walk vs happy hour
Do things you enjoy, i.e. take a dance class, golf, play tennis
Invest in a jogging stroller if you have a toddler
Do jumping jacks during commerical breaks
Skip the elevator, take the stairs
Buy a jump rope, try this routine:
Minute 1: Jump in place to warm up (no rope).
Minutes 2-4: Jump with a slight bounce between each rope jump.
Minutes 5-7: Alternate feet (as if you were running in place).
Minutes 7-9: Slalom jump (keeping feet together, jump a few inches to the right and then to the left as if jumping moguls).
Minutes 9-10: Jump in place to cool down (no rope).
Switch out your office chair for a Swiss exercise ball
Join a charity race, do good, be social, stay active
Pencil it into the calendar
Start a garden in the spring, plow your driveway in the winter
Motivate yourself with a great music playlist or an audiobook
If you're a numbers person wear a pedometer, aim for 10,000 steps/day
Explore the city by foot, we live in a great city for that!
Do you know someone that needs to get moving? Make it easy for them and forward them this list!
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