Best exercises if you hate hate exercise. I know, why would you ever want to exercise if you hate it? It’s simple because moving (aka exercising) is the best thing you can do for your mental health, your appearance, and your fitness levels. Now I’m not talking about doing anything very dramatic. You don’t need to suddenly join a gym and workout 24 hours a day or worse, join a club where the instructors yell at you.
BEST EXERCISES IF YOU HATE EXERCISE
That afternoon bike ride around the neighbourhood? Yes, that’s exercise. Take it a step further by adding 10-15 minutes. Look for different and interesting routes and make sure that you add some hills for a cardiovascular punch.
That after dinner walk? Yes, that’s exercise. This is a personal favourite of mine since I find it frees up my mind so that I can be more creative. I have 5 routes that regularly do and I like to change them up according to my mood on any given day. Getting outside and really seeing your neighbourhood (or a totally different one) is a great distraction from the exercise you are performing.
Saturday afternoon gardening? Yes, that can count as exercise as well. Mowing the grass, weeding, digging in the soil and planting all movements that constitute as exercise. I don’t know about you but I find that a day of lifting and moving plants leaves my muscles sore and tired.
These three seemingly simple things that most of us do regularly are valid forms of movement. Guess what exercise is? It’s movement! While becoming at one with your couch can be appealing, getting up and moving can be even more fun.
*Of course there are so many other forms of movement you can do but most of us have access to at least one of these.
At the very least, if for whatever reason you can’t get outside, sit down on the floor and stretch your muscles for a few minutes.
The goal is to not spend your entire day sitting. The problem with sitting too much or for long periods of time, is that you are at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes, and even joint pain. Yes, sitting too much for too long is really bad for your joints.
Don’t believe me? Read this, WHY IS SITTING TOO MUCH SO BAD
Need an idea for some great stretches that you can easily do while watching television, talking on the phone or listening to music? Here you go, BEST STRETCHES IF YOU SIT AT A DESK ALL DAY and BEST POST FLIGHT STRETCHES (because after all sitting on a flight is still sitting even though it has a more exciting finish).
The key to all of this, is to stop thinking about exercise as exercise but rather as something you love doing. Personally, I actually enjoy going to the gym. I find it motivating but I can absolutely recognize that not everyone feels the same way. If the thought of going into a gym is cringe inducing then find something else you can do and sustain and you are good to go!
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