1. Walking: Walk your dog or walk with your partner or child. Encourage your family to walk daily and you will find yourself burning calories while enjoying the outdoor surroundings and getting some sunlight - also good for your body.
2. Yoga: Yoga is an effective exercise that energizes not only your body but also your soul. You can start out learning the basic yoga positions that are not too complicated but still effective. Just a five-minute yoga exercise can perk you up and recharge your body with energy. You relax and stretch at the same time.
3. Engage in sports: Play basketball, football, baseball, tennis or badminton. Many doctors recommend sports as an effective way to stay fit and healthy. Sports can also be done in moderation. Shooting baskets with a friend is a moderate exercise that is also considered a sport.
4. Join an exercise program: If you do not have an exercise program at work, then why not start one? You not only lose calories but it is also a good way to bond with co-workers. This can be done 30 minutes, 3 times a week.
5. Household chores: Gardening, raking leaves, lawn mowing, doing the laundry, vacuuming and car washing are effective moderate exercises at home.
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1 Dan Perez // Jan 20, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Nice exercise tips.
I would encourage those who “don’t have time” to exercise to take some of the logistical conveniences out of their routine to get some exercise.
For example, take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Park a few hundred yards from your destination (store, office) and speedwalk the rest of the way.
Carry your grocery bags by hand instead of using a cart.
Also, some mini-workouts, if done several times per day, can have a benefical effect:
Keep some dumbells under your desk and do some curls, presses, flys while sitting in your chair 2-3x during your work hours.
Isometrics (contracting your muscles and holding the position) can also be done at work. Press hands together in front of you very hard, hold for 20 seconds, rest 20 seconds, repeat 3x. Then, hook fingers and pull apart your arms, same repetitions.
Dan Perez DC
San Francisco Chiropractor
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