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No time to exercise?
Set
your alarm
Start by setting your alarm 30 minutes earlier. Taking a morning walk
or run clears your mind, boosts your metabolism and lifts your mood
(and it’s free!). If you have a young family, take turns with your
partner to exercise - one of you looks after the kids one morning, then
switch the next.
| Motivation tip - put your sneakers and work-out gear next to
your bed, so when you wake up you have no excuse! |
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Use
your lunchtime
Instead of eating at your desk or in the food court, take the time to
get active. Join a gym near your workplace and do a quick workout at
lunch. Or just put your sneakers on and go for a power walk.
| Motivation tip – Mark exercise “meetings’ in your diary. |
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Ditch
the car
Walk or cycle to work - recent research reveals that people who drive
to work are more likely to be overweight than those who don’t. Leave
the car at home if you can and walk all or part of the way to work. Get
off the train or bus a few stops earlier, park your car further away
from your workplace or find a safe cycle route.
| Motivation tip – “Commute” with a friend; make it a social
activity as well as a physical one. |
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Get
Active
Lead an active life - If you don’t have the time for much planned
exercise then remember to be active everyday in as many ways as
possible...
- At work
- Take stairs instead of the lift
- Don’t email or phone a co-worker, walk to their desk and tell them
in person
- Do stretches and seated exercises at your desk
- At home
- Cleaning the house is a great way to burn energy
- Try gardening or washing the car
- Ban remote controls, get up and change the channel
| Motivation tip – Try using a pedometer to count your daily
steps. You should aim to take 10 000 steps a day. |
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