Having no sports or other physical activity is common for many people; however, research shows that it does influence a woman’s health. Moreover, smart exercise can improve your overall health condition. Here are a few tips on how to include sport activities in your lifestyle.

An inactive lifestyle involves a lot of sitting or lying down, with no or very little exercise. No wonder, most of our leisure and work is restricted to sitting: watching TV, movie theatres, offices, a lot of driving and little movement. Having an inactive lifestyle involves a number of risks that may affect a health condition:

• Obesity

• Heart diseases and strokes

• Metabolic problems

• Type 2 diabetes

• Cancers (breast, colon, and uterine)

• Anxiety and depression

• Problems with blood pressure

A couple of ideas on how you can start increasing your physical activity:

At home:

• Do more housework that requires movement. If you need it to be more intense, try to do it  faster than usual.
• If you watch TV, don’t sit still, but keep moving: yoga stretches, lifting weights will do you good.
• You could use some workout videos at home for beginners.
• Remember to go for daily walks in your neighborhood for at least 30 min per day.  
• If someone calls you, you could stand up and move around while talking.
• Use your bike to get to work if you have one.

At work:

• Set a reminder to get up from your desk and move around the office every hour.
• Stand when you’re on the phone
• Use the stairs
• Go for a walk during your lunchtime

Hopefully you’ll be able to increase your physical activity and change your lifestyle to become healthier and happier. Keep logging your feelings and daily activities with the MIA app to get the best daily recommendations.

Sources:

Health Risks of an Inactive Lifestyle, medlineplus.gov