Exercise On The Go

1. If you have a dog, take it for a walk and if you don’t, then borrow your neighbors dog. Take a Frisbee or a ball and if not, take a newspaper, throw either of them and make your dog retrieve it, run along with the dog.
2. Try to park your car or any vehicle which you use a little further away from where you park it usually. That will make you take a brisk walk every work day.
3. Get off one stop before reaching your destination and walk that extra mile to where you are going. As you get used to it and get stronger, keep increasing the distance week by week.
4. If your local shops are less than a mile away from your home, leave your car behind and walk there and back, that will give you an excuse to exercise your limbs.
5. Do spring cleaning once a week. Organize a house cleaning up or have a big tidy up weekend.
6. Throw out the junk which you don’t require and have a garage sale. That will consume some of your energy and you will make some money too.
7. Be a good neighbor. Wash out your car and offer to wash your neighbors’ car too.
8. Again be a good neighbor by moving your garden and do it for your neighbor too.
9. Go to the local community centre and offer to help out with charity work or whatever needs to be done. You can burn your calories that way.
10. Use the stairs instead of the elevator.
11. If you work close enough to restaurants, then walk to lunch.
12. Ride an exercise bike, bounce on a mini-trampoline, jump rope or run in place while watching your favorite television shows.
13. Instead of emailing or phoning a co-worker or sending something through inter-office mail, make the trip and talk to them or deliver the package face to face.
14. If a friend asks if you want anything from the cafeteria, burn some extra calories by going with them and picking it up yourself.
15. Do not use the TV remote. Set down the TV remote and get up each time you want to change the channel.

• A majority of the multi-storey building have locks on their fire exit doors. You can most often enter through the staircase, but the doors can be locked from the inside. Sometimes the exit on the ground floor or basement may even be alarmed.
• Don’t get yourself into trouble with the building security staff, who may think you are a thief or intruder. Make sure to check out the situation with them first, before you try exercising by walking the staircase. Before you get onto the staircase, find out how the door opens and closes.
• All tall buildings are alarmed and im sure you don’t want to trigger the alarm. So before you find yourself on the 50th floor and the alarm goes off, resulting in you walking down those 50 floors, make sure about finding out the facts.
• Walking is a wonderful exercise, but like eating and drinking, but it works to your advantage when it is done in moderation.

Exercise is the magic word which will keep you fit and healthy. So the next time when you travel, do not have a frown, have a smile and give your face more exercise by doing so.

Tips: Often, the most effective exercise programmes are ones that incorporate healthy activities into the everyday patterns of life. A good example of this is walking or cycling to work or the shops instead of taking the car. It is amazing what a difference even small changes to your lifestyle can make. Try using the stairs instead of the lift. It’s much healthier, and you will often find that it’s quicker, too.