When you think you don’t have time to workout you need to make it or fake it. I’m a firm believer in people making time for the things they want to make time for. We just need to prioritize better, especially when it comes to our health. As far as the two options are concerned (make it, or fake it) I’m always going to recommend making time. For those of us who truly cannot commit we have to fake it. By faking it I mean working out during our regular daily activities. If you sit at a desk all day make adjustments like sitting on a stability ball (this will force core stability and strength – abs that is!), or performing workplace exercises (bench dips using your chair, or push ups on your desk). Even while you’re at home you can stretch while sitting in front of the TV, grab a couple soup cans from the cabinet to do curls, or perform body weight exercises. Check out the number of calories you can burn while performing regular activities at home:
60 minutes of cooking, 174 calories burned
5 minutes brushing your teeth, 5 calories burned
30 minutes of gardening, approximately 186 calories burned
5 minutes of ironing, 12 calories burned
60 minutes of housework, 246 calories burned
60 minutes of sexual intercourse, up to 248 calories burned
Check out any number of websites that will estimate the number of calories burned for the physical activity of your choice.
Here’s today’s “Fitness Don’t”. Don’t think you can boost your metabolism with cardio. In order to get your metabolism going you need to get your muscles going. Muscles naturally burn calories, so the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn, even at rest.
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