Exercises

An extremely important part about maintaining a healthy lifestyle is exercising. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that "Physical activity is anything that gets your body moving. According to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, adults/adolescents need to do two types of physical activity each week to improve their health–aerobic activity and muscle strengthening."

150 minutes each week may sound like a lot of time, but it’s not. That could be 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. You can spread your activity out during the week, so it is not overbearing you. If this does not work out, you can even break it up into smaller chunks of time during the day. The important part is figuring about the balance that works best for you!

Here is some more information about exercising from the CDC:

Here are a few aerobic exercises that get your blood moving:

-Walking

-Running

-Cycling

-Yoga

-Rowing

-Swimming

-Jump Rope

Here are a few muscle-strengthening activities that make your muscles work harder than usual:

  • lifting weights.

  • working with resistance bands.

  • heavy gardening, such as digging and shoveling.

  • climbing stairs.

  • hillwalking.

  • cycling.

  • dance.

  • push-ups, sit-ups and squats.


Remember it is okay if you do not exercise everyday! Just try your best to get yourself up and moving.

Do something that is joyful to you :)