Tag: daily activity
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Here is a fun toy — a calculator of estimated calorie burns for hundreds of activities from Primus Partners, a logistics company. This is part of Fitness Partner, a set of pages with general health information and calculators, described as a “labor of love.” 🙂 True calorie expenditures depend on many things — including your…
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You don’t have to join a gym or create a brand-new routine to make your daily life more active. Think about the things you already enjoy — especially the things you might like to do better or for longer — and let them be your guide. The CDC has guidelines for how to tell how…
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OK, this is kind of a sexist old-school illustration, but it works for everyone — men, women, and children. I am not convinced that it fully removes drudgery, but this approach, combined with the old standby “do one small thing whenever you get up” (or once an hour, and so on) can at least help…
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With so much sitting and so much screen time in our daily lives, it’s more important than ever to make the time to get some exercise and do some strength training. Although there is good evidence that our ancient ancestors didn’t have to be on their feet all day long, they probably had substantially more…
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Dogs won’t usually take a bone right out of your leg (that seems like more of a cat thing!), but they can help you keep exercise on your agenda. Give your pup the gift of some extra walking time! Image from an ad campaign for the TV show “Scrubs”