Everybody needs to exercise and be active. Nearly everybody wants to. Only about half of us are actually living actively. It is one of the great dilemmas of modern life: sedentary living is becoming the norm and it is not good for us!
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Why is lifestyle change so hard?
We all want to be well, or more well. Perhaps it's more exercise, better sleep, less alcohol, losing weight, coping with stress more effectively, quitting smoking, or something else. But we all have that list in our heads, you know, the "I'd be really well if I could change [...]
Exercise – what’s in it for me?
So what’s in it for me? A lot. An awful lot. Exercise is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. Just to offer a short list of the main benefits of exercise: Energy. Active people are more energetic. They get more done in a day, more easily. [...]
Before you start
Active living and exercise are great. We all need to be active, most of us MORE active, and for the most part we all CAN be. But let's just pause for a moment to consider a few important things before we get active... Are you over 40? Have you [...]
Exercise vs. Activity
Exercise vs. Activity?! Are these not the same thing? No, not quite. Exercise is strenuous or "formal" exercise that gets you sweating and out of breath (you can talk but not sing). Examples include running, very brisk walking, cycling, fast swimming, most gym exercises, weight training, aerobics classes, and most [...]
In Five: Exercise
There are many benefits to exercise including physical, medical, psychological, and emotional matters. The human being needs to be active, it is that simple. We need strenuous exercise (150-180 minutes a week) as well as incidental gentler activity (30 minutes every day). For most of us the ideal exercise programme [...]
