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8 Ways to Stay Active All Day - Fitness Center - Everyday Health
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- Walk more: it's one of the easiest, most convenient activities you can do.
- Stand up at work: Work is a place where many of us are sedentary for hours.
- Fidget while you work: replace your chair with an exercise ball or take a break every couple of hours.
- Get a dog: it will give you another reason to get out and get active.
- Clean the house: it can incorporate a variety of muscle groups without you even realizing it.
- Cook at home: it burns more calories and usually causes you to consume fewer calories.
- Trade drinking for dancing.
- Sneak in exercise during TV time.
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Cycle or walk to work
- Cycling to work has been linked with a reduced risk of death from all causes, and a lower cancer risk.
- Both cycling and walking to work have also been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
- People who walk or cycle to work have a lower body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage in midlife than those who commute by car.
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Schedule “movement breaks”
Set a timer once an hour to remind you to move. Get up and move your body, walk up and down the stairs, or take a brisk loop around the block.
The movement needs to be reasonably active and needs to get you out of breath. Afterward, you will feel more productive.
Find an activity you love
Most people can find an activity that they enjoy. It could be walking the dog, doing pilates, or playing in the garden.
Find the activity you like and get value from and do that.
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Everyone has a different requirement for water. Temperature, humidity, size, age, gender and activity have an influence on your fluid needs.
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