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Adding Steps To Your Day

Barbara Holbrook — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:38:35 +0000

In our busy lives it’s often difficult to find the time, and energy, to exercise. I chase my kids all around the house, schoolwork, meetings, soccer practices — it’s never ending and there never seems to be time to go to the gym. But there are ways you can work a little exercise into your day by just changing your habits. Here are some ideas.

1. If you take the train/subway, bypass the escalators. Walking up/down those steps twice a day — you’ll feel it in your thighs and calves.

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Everyday Activities that Count as Exercise

editor — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:58:39 +0000

If you’re like me, then you’re exhausted by the time you get home from running around all day. Chances are you’re not thinking about hitting the gym to squeeze in a workout. Life is busy and for many of us it’s hard to find time for a trip to the gym. Unfortunately, being busy doesn’t let you off the hook for being active. Even if you can’t schedule regular fitness into your routine, you can still fit more physical activity into your day.

Exercise improves your overall health. Exercise keeps you at a healthy weight, strengthens your muscles, and lowers your risk of disease. You are improving your lifestyle and quality of life when you add physical activity to your day.

Here are a few activities that will increase your physical activity and may even count as exercise. (...)

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3 Small Steps to Big Change

Barbara Holbrook — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:59:44 +0000

When I first started this journey, whole life changes were too overwhelming to contemplate. I needed to start small in order to succeed. In fact, even now, almost a year later I continue to make small changes. And, looking at my life today, it’s amazing how those simple steps added up to monumental differences.
The smallest (and slowest) changes I made were in regard to fitness. I found lots of little ways to move more without actually having it feel like exercise.(...)

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Small Steps to Big Change : Turn off the TV

Barbara Holbrook — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:14:05 +0000

When I became ready to make a difference in my health and weight, diet was the only place I wanted to make changes. Then something happened, as my nutrition improved, I had more energy and eventually I started thinking about fitness.

My favorite tip? Limit “Screen Time.” It’s a goal I sometimes struggle with — especially when the new season of Grey’s Anatomy starts up. However, limiting screen time is a tried and true solution to the excuse “I don’t have time to exercise.”(...)

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