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Bad Weather Doesn’t Have to Keep You from Keeping Fit
Do your exercise plans get
put on hold during cold
or dreary months? Karen
Kavanagh, director of Meridian Life
Fitness and Rehabilitation, offers these
tips to beat the bad-weather blahs and
tone up for spring by bringing your
workout indoors:
- Think of your home as a gym. You might consider investing in a treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical trainer, or other exercise machine. But you don't necessarily need expensive equipment to get a good aerobic workout at home. Try climbing stairs, jogging in place, or jumping rope.
- Walk briskly around an indoor mall.
- Swim laps or take water aerobics in an indoor pool.
- Be a "domestic athlete." Cleaning closets and washing windows or floors count as exercise and help you get a head start on your spring cleaning.
- Experiment with different exercise classes "from tai chi to spinning" at a local fitness center.
If you've been inactive for a while,
start gradually and add a few minutes
of physical activity each day. Eventually,
try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate
aerobic exercise on five or more
days of the week. Karen also recommends
stretching every day and lifting
weights two to three times a week.
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