THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COLLARD KALE 2020
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Did you know? According to the American Heart Association, only one in five adults and teens get enough exercise to maintain good health.
Being active isn’t about running marathons, bench pressing hundreds of pounds, or even hitting the gym 7 days a week for an hour at a time. It’s simply about moving your body and increasing your heart rate for at least 2.5 hours per week per the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s just 30 minutes a day!
It’s also about spending less time sitting at your desk, in your car, and on the couch at home. Skip the elevator at work and opt for the stairs. Join your family outside for a walk after dinner rather than plopping down on the couch for another night of Netflix and Hulu. Consider biking to your friend’s house on the other side of the neighborhood instead of taking your car.
Being active has multiple physical and mental health benefits that begin at just 30 minutes of exercise a day:
Fight health conditions & diseases—regular exercise can prevent or manage health problems and concerns including high blood pressure, depression, stroke, heart disease, and more
Boost your energy—improve your muscle strength, increase your endurance, and help your cardiovascular system work more efficiently to have more energy
Control your weight—exercise can prevent additional weight gain or help you maintain your current weight
Mood Booster—whether you need to run off a bad day or need an emotional boost, physical activity can help
Sleep better—adding additional movement to your day will help you fall asleep faster and get better sleep at the same time
There are so many good reasons to get moving and so few excuses not to be moving as much as you can throughout the day. If you’re just getting started on adding exercise into your day to day life, you can start small by making a few changes to how you go about your day:
Park at the back of the parking lot when dropping your children off at school or at the office. Get those extra steps in
Add stretching to your morning or evening routine with 10 minutes of yoga
Plan a playdate at the park with your children and run around with them
Go for a walk during your lunch break or after dinner
Take the stairs whenever you have the opportunity
Carry your groceries out to your car rather than using the shopping cart
Work in your yard through gardening or mowing the lawn
What are you waiting for? Get moving in 2020! We’d love to see how you are including additional movement into your day. Tag us in your Instagram stories and in your photos using @naturesgreens.