Easy Exercise Ideas
Becoming more active benefits your health, helps you lose weight and improves
your body shape
Start now - make
exercise part of your daily routine. At any
age, increasing your daily activity, even by a
small amount, can make a
difference.
Our bodies are designed to be active and
all activity / exercise will develop and firm the muscles of the
body. Exercise doesn't have to be a chore.
Moderate exercise for half an hour 3 to 5
times a week can bring enormous health
benefits. Read on to find ways you can
become more active, lose that fat and have some fun…
Walking
Make a determined effort to walk throughout the day. Get off the
bus or train a stop or two before your destination and walk the rest
of the way; park your car in the furthest space in the car park;
walk up and down stairs (no lifts); walk the children to school;
walk to the local corner shop for your newspaper or milk, etc.
15 min moderate walking will burn 52 extra kcal*
Housework Can Do the Trick!
Turn those tiresome chores into healthy
positive ones! Turn on the music
and clean the windows, hoover,
dust and wash up at a brisk pace, and burn off
those calories.
15 min hoovering / dusting will
burn 38 extra kcal*
Get Out In the Garden
Mowing the lawn, weeding and
digging all count.
30 min weeding will burn 104 extra
kcal*
Clean Your Car
Time you ran your car through the wash? Why not wash it by
hand? It's cheaper, better for the environment and a great
form of exercise. Put your back into it and you'll get a
better result!
30 min moderate car washing will
burn 86 extra kcal*
Play Actively With the Kids / Get Some
Friends Together
How about heading for the park for some football,
rounders, or frisbee throwing. Or
dusting off the bike for a
leisurely ride?
30 min recreational cycling will
burn 90 extra kcal*
Try A Sport
Dip into our try a sport section for more
information on a variety of exercise -
walking, cycling, swimming, skipping, yoga ...
and more.
The important thing is to become active
so that your heart is pumping blood at a slightly increased rate and you are burning calories in empowering your muscles! Go for
it...
*Based on a 40 year old female of 5’5" tall who weighs 12st
7lb and is moderately sedentary. Extra calories are those you burn
on top of the calories you use for basic day-to-day living.
Inputting your exercise into your exercise diary will calculate the
number of calories you will burn based on your weight, age,
gender and background activity level.
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