Back to the stairs from the last tip- take the stairs whenever possible. Walking up and down stairs provides a fantastic workout for the heart as it really gets the blood pumping. Here’s something to try, it’s called “power stepping” (just don’t try it when someone’s looking!)- walk up two steps of the staircase and then come back down two. Repeat this action for anywhere from five to ten minutes and see how invigorated you feel afterwards.
Start your own club (walking club that is).
Encourage others in your workplace to walk on their breaks or lunch hours by starting a walking club. Even on a given day if there is only the two of you that’s still fine! Fitness is so much more fun (and bearable) when you have someone to share it with. And by walking and chatting with others it makes the time go by faster. You’ll enjoy yourself so much that you’ll swear you weren’t exercising at all!
Exercise breaks are important for everyone.
If you are not an office worker and instead work at home, keep in mind that exercise should still be a priority. Sometimes freelancers or other at home workers have a more difficult time getting motivated as they are stressed by deadlines, bothered by distractions and also have no co workers to walk or exercise with them throughout the workday. You can still motivate yourself by looking upon physical fitness as an integral part of your busy life and planning time for it. Think of it as a meeting or a concentration booster and pencil it into your day planner and then go to it!
Stay at home moms should team together.
If you are a stay at home mom you understand the pressures of raising kids and probably find little time throughout the day for your own needs. But exercise is necessary for mothers just as it is for everyone else. Get all the stay at home moms in your neighborhood together and decide on a day (or days) and time for fitness and then allow each mother to take turns being the babysitter for all the kids while the others do their thing!