Will it be easy? Nope
Will it be worth it? Absolutely. I saw this on a sign on a bridge over the road at a point somewhere along the route as I was doing the great north run on Sunday. It has stuck with me. By mile 9 is definitely was not easy, and by mile 10 onwards it was just a case of keeping putting one foot in front of the other, one step at a time. 2days later it is still not easy: I am still aching, getting up and down stairs is a bit of a challenge, and I have a stubborn blister that won’t settle. (This is not a whinge, I…
28th January – Movement Snacks
Move frequently throughout the day. 📚Evidence shows that sedentary behaviour (not moving for long periods of time) increases the likelihood of developing chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. What’s more, you can’t outrun sedentary behaviour – Even if you meet the recommended guideline targets for physical activity at other times during the day or week, having long periods of sedentary behaviour still increases your risk of chronic diseases. The good news is that you don’t have to do lots of exercise to avoid this – just getting up and walking around for 2minutes every 20minutes has been shown to have beneficial effect. I’m finding that I am…
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Use active transport whenever possible. We may not be going out and about much at the moment due to lockdown, but when you do need to go out for those essential journeys, instead of jumping in the car, use transport which gets you moving. Physical activity doesn’t have to be formal “exercise” with special outfits or footwear, and it doesn’t need to be in a gym or class (or a virtual gym or online zoom class these days!). Fitting activity into the course of your day can count just as much as doing dedicated “workouts”. The easiest way to do active travel is to walk, but the kids also like…
