DAILY EXERCISE

No doubt about it, most of us need more exercise for its health benefits.  Beginning with children who now spend so much of their time sitting around watching TV, playing video games, etc instead of playing outside, riding bikes, etc, to adults whose jobs keep them behind desks and in front of computers hours and hours a day, we need to move around!  Daily exercise doesn't mean an expensive gym membership, it can be as simple as taking the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator.  Take a few minutes to think back over your day and how many times you could have exercised more.  Here are a few ideas in addition to the one just mentioned:

• Only going a few blocks?  Walk instead of drive.
• Park farther from the door to your office or the shopping center, etc.
• When watching TV get up and walk around during commercials or between shows.
• When talking on the phone, stay active.  Instead of getting in your comfy chair, walk around, load the dishwasher, pick up the room, etc.
• Carry your groceries in one bag at a time.  The extra trips are exercise!
• Get a friend to walk around the block with you, push the young ones on the swing, work in the yard, etc.
• Put dishes, etc that you use often on a higher shelf.  Stretching to reach them is exercise!

Start now to add exercise to your life daily, no matter how small.  This is especially important for diabetics, most people with heart disease, etc.  And get the young ones started out right by limiting 'lazy activities' and encouraging 'busy activities'.