Keep physically active does not mean that you spend the whole day in the gym or playing sports. The key is to spend most of the day moving … Within these activities include: walking, climbing stairs, rising from a chair, brushing teeth, preparing food, walking the dog, dance, fix the garden, do housework, etc.. As you can see, these are activities you do in your daily routine. Your goal is to extend to the full.
Regular physical activity is very important to keep in good health and well-being. Being active helps you develop strength, keep your bones and muscles in shape, to relax, to look after your heart, sleep well and keep your good humor. To measure your progress, you can use a pedometer, a gadgets that put in a pocket of your trousers or hooked to your belt and counts your steps. Start slowly to achieve the recommendation of 10 thousand steps a day. You can use the following table to identify your level of physical activity.
Here are some tips to increase your daily physical activity, almost without realizing it. Courage!
In your home:
* Clean the house yourself (a).
* Tidy your yard.
* Walk 5-10 minutes before breakfast or after dinner.
* Instead of using the car, walk to the store.
* When you see TV, sit down right and do not get down on the couch. Do not use the remote control, but stop to change the channel.
* Chat on the phone instead of standing in seated or lying.
* Walk your dog.
* Parking your car as far as possible to the place to go.
* Save your stuff on the top or bottom of your furniture, so you have to make an effort to achieve them.
* When you go to the mall, give 1 or 2 additional laps.
In the office:
* Stand when talking on the phone.
* Take the stairs not the elevator. If your office is too high, a few floors down before and then take the stairs.
* It is part of the sports team of your office.
* If you use the bus, get off two stops early and walk the rest of the journey.
* Gives a lap around your building when you take a break or on your lunch hour.
* It takes more water to have to walk to the bathroom more often.
