How can you be more active throughout the day and beat the health effects of being inactive? Here are some steps to begin.
- Wear a pedometer - it's the best and easiest way to know how much you really are moving each day.
- Set a step goal that is 2000 steps more than what you log right now on a typical day.
- Wear comfortable shoes to work or school so you can fit in bouts of walking throughout the day.
- Find cues to get out of your chair every 15 minutes throughout the work day. Whenever you take a call, stand up and pace around. This will help battle the health effects of sitting too long at any one time.
- Spend most of your breaks and half of your lunch time walking. This should easily add 3000 to 7000 steps to your daily total.
- Aim for 30 to 60 minutes of moderately-intense exercise, such as a steady bout of brisk walking, as its own activity. This will bring you the health and weight loss benefits of aerobic exercise. ...
Source: http://walking.about.com/b/2012/01/30/steps-to-more-steps-per-day.htm
