Squadron, halt!
Stop what you are doing and think for a minute. Think about ways you can fit fitness into your everyday routine!
We all live such busy lifes that making time for a separate exercise routine can be a major challenge. But what about if, instead of just going through the motions in our daily lives, we pay attention to the motions and make them count?
I can think of numerous ways we can take an ordinary chore or task and turn it into an opportunity to move our bodies and make them stronger!
First, some we have probably all heard of:
Walk as far away from the store as possible.
Take things upstairs right away instead of letting them pile up.
Skip the elevator, take the stairs.
What about these?
When sorting laundry, put the baskets on either side of you several feet away. As you take each piece of dirty laundry out of the hamper, tighten your abs, turn to the appropriate side and toss it!
Squat down to empty the dishwasher, stretch to put things away in the upper cabinets...one dish at a time!
Sweep and mop...with a twist! Pay attention to your movements as you rake, sweep, or mop. Take long, steady strokes...make sure you change sides once in a while!
Go up on your tip toes then down on your heels while chopping veggies for dinner! Roll your shoulders as you peel those cukes!
By paying attention to what muscles you use while doing a chore will help you figure out how to MAXIMIZE THE MOTION!
What ways can YOU think of to incorporate some more movement into our daily lives? I challenge each and every one of you to come up with at least one idea!
It can be something big or something small...they all count!
Group Activity for week of 9/14: 1412 minutes!
We still have 3 days to go and we are SOOO close to our goal of 1500 already! I know we are probably over 1500 because a couple of folks planned on working out but hadn't posted it yet!
Ole' Sarge's heart is swelling with pride
For raw recruits you guys aren't too bad!