Vote for Happiness

I often hear people complaining that they don’t have time to exercise. They want to but it’s impossible to fit in their daily schedule. Working full-time, kids, housework, family or pets take up all the time there is in a day. Going to the gym 3 days a week is just not feasible and takes up a lot of time. By the time you are there, maybe change, do the work-out, shower, change again and go home the evening is over.
Exercise is not limited to the gym or to a few hours of free time. Small amounts of time add up. Ten minutes here and ten minutes there is doable for everybody. Here are some tips to get the exercise in:
1. Get up 15 minutes earlier and do part of an exercise dvd.
2. Walk 15 minutes of your lunch/ tea break.
3. Walk to/ from work. If you can’t walk the whole distance, park further away or get off a stop earlier.
4. Bring running shoes to work and do something before you go home. When you’re home, you won’t find the time.
5. Walk/ cycle kids to school.
6. Bring a jump rope and jump with friends.
7. Get a basket instead of a trolley while shopping and squat down to put the basket on the ground every time you get something. Before you know it, you have done 20 squats.
8. When you sit down in the bus, in the car or behind your desk, pull in your tummy, hold and release. Alternative sit-ups.
9. When you stand around, lift your heels, stand on your toes and lower again. Those are calf raises.
10. Play a dance copy game with the kids. You do a move and they have to copy and vice versa. This is very active.