Whether you're sick & tired of being sick & tired, or just ready to take your health to the next level, this Healthy Turnaround Tip is sure to help you achieve your goal.
You won't find fad diet tips, extreme meal changes, or excessive work-out plans...as it really is the simple actions we do every day that will get us to our optimal health.
This week's simple Tuesday Turnaround Tip is....Move More!
If you're not getting at least 10,000 steps into your DAILY routine, then let's move it! Sitting for too many hours has been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more.
How many steps are you taking daily? You may be surprised to learn that the average American walks just 5,000 steps daily but 10,000 daily steps are suggested for a healthier you.
So if you are not sure how many steps you are taking, may I suggest you purchase a pedometer...this inexpensive and handy gadget can be worn in discretion if you like....or wear it proudly-let everyone know you are on a health journey, and invite them to join you!
Simple Turnaround Tip:
Buy a pedometer and make it your goal to hit 10,000 steps a day!
Did you know? The average American manages just over 5,000 steps a day? Here are several tips to help you get the recommended 10,000 steps daily:
Any movement is better than no movement~
- Stand while talking on the phone
- If you work at a desk for long periods of time, get up & stretch or walk now & then
- Instead of sitting on the sidelines at your kids’ sports practices, pace up and down the field
- When you’re watching TV, march in place during commercials
- When you’re on the phone, pace around the room
- Walk laps with your colleagues rather than gathering in a conference room for meetings
- Take the stairs instead of elevator or escalator
- Park your car at the spot farthest away from your destination
Daily Activities that Burn Calories:
Supermarket shopping: Pushing a cart around the supermarket for an hour can burn 240 calories or more. Up the ante by bagging groceries yourself and packing and unpacking them from the car.
Raking leaves: If you spent time manually raking leaves this past fall, you were doing something good for your body. In addition to working several muscle groups, you may have spent 300 calories.
Dusting: Spring cleaning is right around the corner, and that can be good news for your health. Dusting alone can burn as much as 160 calories.
Cooking: Here’s a reason to get fired up about cooking. Making a simple meal can add up to 200 calories lost. Just don’t sabotage those lost calories by cooking up a fattening dinner.
Moving: Packing and moving may seem like a big task one rarely looks forward to, but carrying boxes can burn 460 calories an hour. Packing, moving and unpacking yourself may be the diet plan you’ve been seeking.
Painting: Perhaps you’ve been procrastinating on that house painting project. Here’s inspiration to break out the rollers and brushes. Spending an hour painting can burn 350 calories. After several hours applying a primer and then top coat, you may find you painted yourself thinner.
Community service: If you want to help the environment and your health, spending time picking up trash from a park or seaside can shed some serious calories — 450 an hour.
Playing with kids: Engaging in some fun family time can burn around 400 calories. Plus, it’s a great way for parents and children to bond.
(above tips Courtesy of Discovery Health and Harvard Medical School,)
Even better, the muscle activity needed for standing and other movement seems to trigger important processes related to the breakdown of fats and sugars within the body. When you sit, these processes stall — and your health risks increase. When you're standing or actively moving, you kick the processes back into action.
You can do this! What will you do today to take steps to turn your health around?
To your health,
Denise :)
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