Tips and strategies for using increased physical activity to lose weight. You need to make a conscious effort to increase your daily physical activity. At home, take time to garden or mow the lawn yourself rather than contracting it out to others. You could also participate more in cleaning the garden, every little physical activity counts. Don’t worry if some people see it as added stress, as long as you know that the physical activity and creativity involved in determining where to plan, how to shape and trim your flowers and shrubs helps keep you physically active and mentally fit.
When you attend social gatherings and sporting events, volunteer to clean and move chairs and tables. At work or events, go up and down the stairs instead of using the elevators or lifts. Stay healthy, stay active should be your motto.
Steady daily walks are one of the ways you can easily lose weight and clear your mind. Even if it’s just around the corner, walking can do wonders for your health. It can also help reduce your stress level. Try to walk 10,000 steps a day or 4 miles a day. If you don’t have a place at home, go to your neighborhood park. If it’s closed or unsafe, walk on a treadmill or jump rope. Try to do 500 jump ropes per day.
If you don’t like walking or going to the gym, consider doing swimming exercises, joining a dance class, or even playing tennis. If you have a swimming pool at home, you may find that swimming is a very beneficial way to increase physical activity and help you relax. Focus on low-impact exercises and avoid strenuous exercises that can easily damage your body. Examples include walking on the treadmill, dancing, and jumping rope.
The good news is that once you find the tips and strategies that work for you and do them regularly, you’ll see the pounds gradually start to come off. Increasing daily physical activity will also improve your mood and make you approach your daily tasks and goals with more optimism and hope. On the other hand, if you spend most of your days sitting in the car (don’t buy your food or fill your pharmacy prescriptions through drive-thru, all the time), sitting at work in the office, and sitting downstairs in front of the TV or Internet at home, then your daily metabolism will be low and you will find yourself gradually gaining weight, while increasing the risk of negative outcomes such as deep vein thrombosis. Please get up and move!