Hopefully all of my Blog fans have realized that Weight Management is all about monitoring your incoming calories (food) vs outgoing calories (physical activity). You aren’t interested in going to a gym, that's fine – instead, you have chosen to decrease your incoming calories. That works, too.
Here are some 'little things' that may help to add up to some extra calorie burn during your day:
· Stand more often - I burn nearly twice the calories standing vs seated.
· When you brush your teeth, lift your legs and march high in place.
· When you answer the phone, stand up.
· Stand/walk in place while you watch TV.
· Take the steps instead of the elevator.
· Take the long way to the bathroom - if you work on the 3rd floor in your office building walk down a flight or up a flight of stairs and use the restroom on another floor.
· Take the dog for a walk instead of letting him out into the backyard, even if it’s only a 15 minute walk (he appreciates is and so will you). No dog? Play with the cat every day for 15 minutes by standing with a string or flashlight.
· Instead of leaving a stack of stuff at the bottom of the steps to take upstairs, make the trip up the steps each time.
· Sweep/vacuum every day.
· Wash the car yourself, instead of running it through the car wash.
Just a few things to get you started on lightly increasing your activity level!
Yours in Health, Wellness, and a Fabulous smelling home/office,
Sharron Grzybowski
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