Make Every Moment Count for Fitness
It has been said that life is not a sprint, but a marathon. It’s the small continuous steps you take along the way that lead to the final victory. Accomplishing fitness goals is the same. Although daily tasks consume you life there are things you can do to reap the long term benefits of a healthy lifestyle and come out victorious. Even if you can’t fit a typical workout in at the gym, give these a try.
1) Grocery Shopping. The Machine is the cart. Your free weights are the children. Put the kids in the cart and PUSH! If you don’t have kids, then grab your gallon jugs of water first so the cart is heavier and get to pushing! Squeeze those abs, work those quads, and feel the burn. (Options: you may add additional children to your cart as necessary.)
2) In the Office. While sitting in a boring morning briefing……think core training. You’ve got an hour to burn, so why not….you know you’re not listening anyway. On the way to the meeting, take the stairs. In fact, if you get bored…oops, I mean bold enough, take a couple restroom breaks just to go up and down the stairs. While in the meeting see if you can contract and hold your abs for 5 PowerPoint slides, or squeeze your glutes during each response of the Q & A session. Now try flexing your calves during the short breakout sessions. Feeling the burn yet?
3) In Lines or at Concerts. So you are waiting outside the venue to take your child to see Justin Bieber? Sounds like a great opportunity for standing calf raises to me! Better yet, get jazzy and do inverted, outturned, and single leg calf raises…….then ask your significant other for a massage later that evening….fun times!
4) Sporting Events. Whether you are there to watch your kids score a soccer goal, or are being a super fan at an NBA or NFL game, the end of the half time show, can be your opportunity to get up, flex, stretch, move around, and work the kinks out of that body. Your muscles will thank you for it later.
Many of these activities may sound silly, but remember, fitness goals, like life, are a marathon. Slow, steady, and consistent wins every time. Give it shot and see!
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