The Amish from Pennsylvania are among the trimmest fittest people in America. How is that? Well doctors wanted to find out and went a studied some of their habits and, no surprise, found out that they walk way more than the average American.
A good morning or evening walk of about 20 minutes a day plus is very good for you and low impact, so minimal wear and tear on your body.
But there are ways to move more and you might be surprised at the cumulative effect.
Park far away from the store at the grocery or the mall
Walk a flight of stairs instead of taking the elevator.
Take your dog for a walk – Added benefit of meeting your neighbors.
Treat yourself to a scoop of ice cream or sorbet but walk back and forth to the store. It is ½ mile one way for us to do something like that.
Go to a mall and simply window shop. Some malls are huge and that could be a nice walk. And use the stairs instead of that huge escalator.
If you are a Soccer Mom or Dad (or other sport) instead of sitting around reading, Walk around the park a few times.
Instead of a coffee break at work, get a few folks together and go on a 15 minute walk, Added benefit of getting out of the office and increasing your circulation in what might otherwise be a sedentary environment
Dance anytime you get the mood.
You if are a hiker, Take a Hike! – no insult intended
Get creative: Find ways to keep moving - Post a comment and give us some more ideas.
I've been known to replace my computer chair with a pilates ball so that I have to work my core to remain upright. Makes a huge difference faster than you'd think.
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