Incorporate regular exercise into your routine, including cardio and strength training, to burn calories and boost metabolism for effective weight loss.
Ways to increase activity in daily lifeStart small by finding easy ways to fit more activity into your daily life and build up from there. For example: stand rather than sit when you can, like on train or bus journeys, or try getting off the bus a stop or two early and walking the rest of the way.
Following are strategies that work to increase physical activity.
- Community Design for Physical Activity.
- Access to Places for Physical Activity.
- School and Youth Programs.
- Community-Wide Campaigns.
- Social Supports.
- Individual Supports.
- Prompts to Encourage Physical Activity.
- Equitable and Inclusive Access.
Physical activities that build endurance include:
- Brisk walking or jogging.
- Yard work (mowing, raking)
- Dancing.
- Swimming.
- Biking.
- Climbing stairs or hills.
- Playing tennis or basketball.
How do you build physical activity?
Start slowly and build up gradually.
Then speed up to a pace you can keep doing for 5 to 10 minutes without getting overly tired. As your energy improves, slowly add to the amount of time you exercise. Work your way up to 30 to 60 minutes of exercise most days of the week.
