How you can accumulate 30 minutes
without overburdening your schedule
Be active at home
- Watch television while doing exercises such as abdominal contractions, stretches or get on your stationary bicycle.
- Play with the kids instead of looking at them.
- Do housework (it needs to be done anyway!): vacuuming, sweeping, washing the floor or the windows.
- Do outside chores: gardening, mowing the lawn, sweeping the leaves, washing the car.
- Take Sparky out for a walk.
- Go get your own drink of water instead of waiting for somebody else to get up!
- Don’t think twice about going to the basement or upstairs.
Be active while you commute
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator or the escalator (no need to go up 7 flights at once!).
- Use your bike to get to the video store.
- Walk to get a pint of milk.
- Walk, cycle or rollerblade to work.
- Get off the bus a few stops before your destination and walk.
- Stop going around in circles to get that parking spot next to the door at the mall or the supermarket.
Be active at work
- Get up and stretch at least every hour.
- Take a walk during your break or lunch.
- Make an appointment with yourself for some physical activity: write it down on your agenda as you would any other business meeting.
Be active while you play
- Practice a sport or an activity with colleagues or friends you wouldn’t have a chance to see otherwise.
- Improve your guests’ digestion by proposing a walk after dinner.
- Take dance lessons.
- Walk the 18 holes instead of using a golf cart.
- Plan a walk or a bicycle tour with the kids. Bring grandma, the cousins, the neighbours: physical activity is good for all of them!
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