Monday, April 30, 2007

Taking My Own Advice

OK, so last week I offered you the "No Excuses Workout," did you try it? I did it today. And it was a BLAST! I never wanted the workout to end because I was having so much fun! I kept light dumbbells in my hands and worked up quite a sweat!

What are you doing to move more and burn calories on a daily basis? Here are some suggestions:

1. Go for a walk with a friend. You can get in shape and catch up.

2. Take your dog out for walks more frequently. The dog will love it and you will get exercise. You don't have a dog? There are so many great pooches available for adoption that you could save a life in the process of getting in shape.

3. Take your children to the park and play tag, hopscotch or red light green light. Teach them about the skills of your favorite sport or activity. Anything that will get you moving with them, and it you will teach them life long skills of the importance of physical activity.

4. Go out dancing with friends, another multi purpose activity.

5. Join a club that is physically active: a running club, Dragon Boat team, volleyball, kickball, tennis, in line skating. There are so many options available. If you can't find a club you would want to join, start one of your own.

If none of those are viable options you can always clean your house. If your house is clean you can come clean mine! :-)

Let me know some of your suggestions for burning calories, especially if they don't look like exercise. The important thing is to move evryday and have fun doing it, this will make it much easier to incorporate it into your life!

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