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December 18, 2009

Five Ways to Fit Exercise into a Busy Schedule

Filed under: Health — admin @ 5:55 am

Many people are often faced with the issue of not having enough time to exercise in their everyday life. While nutritionists agree that fitting 30 minutes of good exercise a couple days per week is the ideal way for you to stay in shape, busy people sometimes do not even have that much time to put aside. Whether it is because of a busy family life or they are workaholics, there are several ways to fit exercise into their hectic schedules.

While many people use their lunch breaks to get away from work and sit down, taking a short walk or attending an fitness class can be a healthy and easy way to fit some exercise into your life.

Depending on how far you live from work, changing your commute from stationary to active can be a convenient and substantially healthier way to get exercise. Drive your car partway to work then ride a bike or walk the rest of the way. If you take a bus or train, walk to a farther stop so you can fit in a little walk before work.

All through the day, you are often faced with small decisions that can increase your activeness very easily. You can effortlessly take the stairs instead of the escalator and depending on the people present, it can actually be quicker.

When the average person comes home from work, they typically convert to a couch potato, but fitting in 30 minutes of good exercise can do wonders for your body and mood.

If one of your reasons why you cannot fit exercise into your life is because of a hectic schedule with your children, use that as an excuse to get active instead. Playing with your children in an active way will allow you to exercise while spending time with your family.

After deciding what time will work best, it is important that you stick with it to see results.

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