It is not possible to live a healthy life without daily exercise. This can be hard to achieve because of our hectic lives that make it hard to fit exercise into our schedules. Daily exercise is essential for a healthy body and mind. Forming good physical habits is often easier said than done. Most people just want to be fit.
I was once told by my mother that if I wanted to have six-pack abs that I would have to walk every day to get them. I laughed at her because she was on medication for depression and was told that I would have to walk at least 300 minutes per week. I have since been told that this is impossible and that I need to work at it daily. So how much exercise do you really need to have?
How much exercise are you doing right now? If you don’t know your answer to this question, ask yourself what type of activities do you typically do each day? Do you go by the weather, if so why? Or are you an active person that enjoys participating in certain sports or other forms of daily exercise?
Do you have an idea of the types of exercises that you could be incorporating into your daily exercise routine? For example, walking for 15 minutes has many benefits. You will burn calories, tone and build muscle all while meeting some basic requirements for optimal health. To start a workout that works, you need to stretch before and after performing any activity. There are also exercises that only need your feet shoulder-width apart for best results.
A very simple form of exercise that doubles as a great night’s sleep is walking barefoot. By walking around the house, or out in the yard, you increase blood circulation throughout the body, including to your lower back, hips and feet. This can help you wake up feeling more energetic than if you had been sleeping with just your bed partner. Walking helps strengthen muscles, bones and ligaments. It also helps relieve stress, tension and may even reduce the risk of arthritis in your joints.
You don’t have to get started by walking around the block; you can start by completing three sets of fifteen reps at a moderately paced speed. As your body gets used to the exercise, you can increase the number of repetitions in a set and increase the speed of each set. Start walking with this new exercise routine today and give your muscles a complete workout for the day!
