How to include more steps in your day
Once you've determined your goals, try these ideas for fitting more walking into your routine:
- Take the dog for a walk. If you don't have a dog, volunteer to walk dogs at an animal shelter. Or combine your activity with social time by joining a friend to walk his or her dog.
- Try music. A bouncy tune or something with a strong beat can make activity more enjoyable and help motivate you to walk farther or faster.
- Include the family. Instead of an afternoon movie, go for a walk or hike together.
- Go in person. Instead of sending a work email, walk to your colleague's desk.
- Walk while waiting. Take a walk instead of sitting when you're early for an appointment or waiting for a flight.
- Schedule workday walks. Put reminders in your calendar for short walking breaks to ramp up your energy throughout the day. Have a one-on-one meeting? Plan to walk and talk.
- Park farther away.
- Choose parking spots farther away from the entrance.
- If you take the bus, get off a stop early and walk the rest of the way.
- Take the stairs.
- Even going down the stairs counts as steps and burns calories.
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