Ways to add movement
Julie_Donahue
Posts: 394 Member
Several of us mentioned how hard it is to start working out. It's easy to get caught up in the need for a workout. Instead, try looking for ways to move more. Even if you only have 5 or 10 minutes, you can try these. Do 3 or 4 a day, and you've worked up to 15-40 minutes of exercise!
walk around the block
Do a lap around the grocery store before you shop
When you go to the bathroom at work, take the long way.
Walk up stairs.
Park your car further out in the parking lot.
Do 10 squats.
Do leg lifts.
Do 10 wall pushups
Jog in place for a minute
Do a wall squat
Whlie sitting at your desk,
Do "sitting abs". (Hold in your abs for a few seconds--try for longer)
Stretch you legs.
Squat over your chair
What others can you think of?
walk around the block
Do a lap around the grocery store before you shop
When you go to the bathroom at work, take the long way.
Walk up stairs.
Park your car further out in the parking lot.
Do 10 squats.
Do leg lifts.
Do 10 wall pushups
Jog in place for a minute
Do a wall squat
Whlie sitting at your desk,
Do "sitting abs". (Hold in your abs for a few seconds--try for longer)
Stretch you legs.
Squat over your chair
What others can you think of?
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If you get up to go to the bathroom, take a short walk before returning to your seat!0
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I keeep forgetting the babysteps....I haven't thought of the 5 minutes here or 10 minutes there as a work out or a path to that 20-30 minute continous work out time. Obviously I need to change the way I view work outs since I find 20-30 daunting. These 5-10 minutes of movement can surely help my progress to more movement. Thanks for the tips.0
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I keeep forgetting the babysteps....I haven't thought of the 5 minutes here or 10 minutes there as a work out or a path to that 20-30 minute continous work out time. Obviously I need to change the way I view work outs since I find 20-30 daunting. These 5-10 minutes of movement can surely help my progress to more movement. Thanks for the tips.
If you don't have one, pick up a pedometer. (Wal-Mart usually has them for about $5). At first, don't make changes. Just see how many steps you do in an average day. Then add 500 steps a day. "They" (whoever "they" are!) recommend 10,000 steps a day. But if you are normally taking 1200, try to get to 1700. On an average day (without specifically walking for exercise) I take about 5000 steps when I work and about 3000 steps when I'm off.0 -
I have got from 5000 a day average in November to 10000 a day in feb which felt great. I use a fitbit but I am a geek lol.
Offer to go buy coffees
Park further away
Take public transport and get off further away.
Mini workout in tv commercial breaks
Go to the ladies further away
Take your lunch outside or further away if you can.
Make little errands to do / run
March on the spot while washing up or cooking
Anything that gets us up and moving helps good luck0 -
I love my FitBit too!
Take a "smoke break" every time your co-workers do but instead of puffing a cigarette, puff up the stairs!0 -
I walked over to our mailbox last night for the first time (boyfriend usually gets the mail) and I found a path to walk around our building, it was only about an 8 minute walk or so but if I can add that to my weekly exercise a few times a week, it will certainly add up! I now feel like I can contribute more to getting mail, taking out the trash, etc. instead of letting him do it all the time because I'm too tired or my back hurts too much.
Things just seem to be getting easier and adding in the little things that you mentioned will help it become more second nature.0
