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Fitting Workouts
into Your Workday
(HealthDayNews) -- Informercials
featuring exercise programs that make it look easy for women to
get into shape fairly quickly aren't realistic, says a Ball State
University researcher.
Michelle Kowalski, a research assistant
in the university's Human Performance Lab, notes few exercise
programs factor in the challenging daily routines faced by many
women, including working, fixing meals, looking after children
and housework.
"Women are much busier now
than they were, say, 20 years ago. Exercise is usually not one
of their top priorities. They have so many other things to do,
and once life becomes filled with other priorities, exercise goes
to the bottom of the list," Kowalski says in a news release.
A recent U.S. federal government
report recommends that people get at least an hour of moderate
physical exercise each day. That can include walking, slow swimming,
leisurely bicycle riding or golfing without a cart.
Women need to review their daily
routine and find time for exercise. Kowalski offers some tips
on how women can do that:
- Wake up 30 minutes earlier and
walk the dog or walk with friends through the neighborhood.
- Use your coffee break at work
to take a brisk 15-minute walk outside or inside your workplace.
- Get the whole family involved
and go for a walk together before or after dinner.
- Plan a couple of evenings each
week to do a fun outdoor family activity such as softball, kickball
or bike riding.
- Cap off a busy day by putting
on some relaxing music and stretching all your major muscle
groups. Flexibility is one component of physical fitness.
Along with exercise, a good diet
is essential to improve your overall health, Kowalski says.
More information
Here's where you can learn more
about exercise
and physical fitness.
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