Do You Actually Have More Time to Work out than You Think?
An easy way to avoid exercise is to start thinking that you just don’t have the time to do it. But you might have more time than you think.
Caregiver Springfield PA – Do You Actually Have More Time to Work out than You Think?
Work out as Soon as You Wake Up
If you can make yourself get up and head straight into a workout of some sort, you can get it out of the way well before the rest of your day starts to distract you. You could take a walk, throw on a yoga DVD, or use some resistance bands. Getting up just a few minutes early can help you to eke out a few extra minutes to make this work. Your day gets started with activity and you know you’ve already checked exercise off the list.
Break up Your Activities
A common misconception is that if you want to exercise for 30 minutes a day, you have to do those 30 minutes all at once. If you’ve only got ten minutes here and five minutes there, use them. All of the activity that you get throughout the day adds up and tallies into your total amount of activity for the day.
Match up Movement with Other Activity
Lots of people hate the idea of exercise. It’s not fun for everyone, but it is necessary. One way you can make it easier is to pair up activity with something else. If you let yourself watch an episode of your favorite show every day, for instance, watch while you walk in place. Or if you talk to your friend on the phone every day, talk while you walk around the block. When you pair activities, you can develop a better association with exercise.
Sneak More Movement In
This one is pretty common, but if you can sneak more movement in to your daily activities, that does you some good. Park farther away, stand while you make phone calls, and do stretches during commercials while you watch TV. You might want to start using an activity tracker that helps you to see at a glance how much more movement you’re getting each day.
When you’re moving your own body a little bit more as a caregiver, it’s going to be easier for you to keep up with everything else that is going on in your life. Exercise helps you sleep better, deal with stress more effectively, and manage other health issues. You don’t even have to do a lot of it as long as you’re within your personal limits.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Caregiver Services in Springfield PA, please contact the caring staff at True Direct Home Health Care today.
Doc, as he is called by everyone - staff, patients and clients - first experienced home health care and hospice care while as a colleg student at King's College as he cared for his mother every day while she first battled COPD and then lung cancer. It was during this time that he came to understand that caring for a patient was more than just clinical expertise.
"Admittedly, my strongest attribute is my communication skills and the simple fact that I love to help people. Even the smallest thing you can do for someone really can mean so much to them long term. In fact, it could change them forever. That's what providing quality personal home health care should be all about."
In his spare time, he cooks for homeless shelters and children's music and arts events. He also is highly involved in his local youth sports soccer academy as a coach and Board member.
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