50 Unique Ways To Stay Active
50 Unique Ways To Stay Active
When you are working all day or stuck in class, getting to the gym can be difficult. There are so many sneaky ways to get more steps in, get your heart rate up and getting you active!
1. Skip the lift and take the stairs
2. Walk/bike instead of drive
3. Cook your own dinner instead of buying one
4. Go on a bushwalk
5. Play with your kids
6. Get off the bus a stop early and walk the rest of the way
7. Walk your dog
8. Do house chores
9. Clean your office, dusting, windows everything
10. Go on a run
11. Do jumping jacks while waiting for water to boil
12. Play soccer
13. Walk to lunch
14. Park further away from destination
15. Dance
16. Go to the zoo
17. Walk around the mall
18. Go see the city on foot
19. Lift some weights
20. Wash your car
21. Join a cycling club
22. Swim some laps
23. Rock climb
24. Use a fitness ball instead of a chair at work
25. Go golfing, don’t use a golf cart
26. Go Surfing
27. Try Paddle boarding
28. Organize a neighborhood game night
29. Walk around when you’re on the phone
30. Join a race for the cure
31. Try a new sport
32. Do some gardening
33. Walk to get the mail
34. Take the bin out
35. Do sit-ups during TV commercials
36. Take a class at the gym
37. Make a family game night instead of going to the movies
38. Go bowling
39. Start each morning with a mini workout routine
40. Go ice skating
41. Do an active date night instead of dinner and a movie
42. Waiting for the shower to heat up? Do some squats
43. Volunteer in the community you will probably be moving around a lot
44. Stand while on the bus, it will engage your core to balance
45. Walk while you are on an escalator
46. When sitting, occasionally lift the feet from the floor, then hold - this works the abdominal muscles and the hip flexors (on the front of the thighs).
47. Grab coffee or meals for the office
48. Wash and dry dishes by hand
49. Stand up at work or school
50. Keep moving! Avoid being still for too long.