11.01.2011

Another Fitness Myth Debunked

Somewhere along your journey to fitness, whether in the gym, reading the latest books, or talking with your friends, you'll hear a lot of advice about exercise--not all of which is true. 

Fitness Myth 
If you can't exercise hard and often, there's really no point. 

Truth
Even moderate activity is shown to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. If you don't have 30 minutes in your day to exercise, try splitting it up into 10-minute segments instead. Everyone can find 10 minutes to spare sometime during the day! There are simple things you can do to increase your activity without having to go to the gym: take the stairs instead of the elevator, jump rope or do body weight exercises (push ups, crunches) at commercial breaks, take a short walk after lunch. Remember that any exercise is better than none! 

Exercise Extra Tip: Clip on a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps daily, which equals about 5 miles.
 

2 comments:

  1. Great tips here! All perfectly good ideas to get OFF the backside and start toning it up!

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  2. This is such a great point! Even Tony Horton himself says that you just need to get up and moving. You know, you don't have to be great to get started, but you do need to start to be great. Awesome post!

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