Some Easy ways to keep you in shape

• Take the stairs instead of the elevators. Climb a little faster.
• Park your car few blacks farther away. Walk this extra distance to work, to friend’s home or when on shopping.
• Take a walk before lunch.
• Avoid meeting friends on lunch or coffee. Instead have dates to take a walk or go dancing.
• Take your dog for a walk. If you don’t have one, consider getting one.
• Do not sit at a place for long hours. Break between prolong hours of work or while seeing TV. Walk to neighbour’s house or to co-worker’s desks. While talking on the phone for long period  try not to sit, pace around. It’s good to have a cordless phone and keep moving around while talking.
• If you have to stand at a spot, you may exercise leg muscles by marching or rise to tip toes.
• Wash and iron your clothes.
• Mow the lawn. If you have power mover change it for a push model.
• Gardening is a very good exercise. Digging, weeding, raking, cutting and hauling all build stamina..
• Roller skating, jump rope are very good exercise. Swim or a bike ride or a row boat outing on a lake.

• Sitting, watching TV – 100
• Standing – 140
• Making Beds – 135
• Housework – 150-250
• Strolling – 210
• Raking Leaves- 220
• Lawn mowing – 250-400
• Gardening – 300-450