Active Living - No Excuses*
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Active Living encourages everyone, not just people who are young and
fit,
to make enjoyable physical activity a part of their everyday life. Active Living includes just about anything, from gardening and walking to badminton
and golf.
Excuses, excuses
Check off the excuses you've given for not exercising:
- "I hate the idea of exercise." Try it, you'll like it (though
maybe not the first time out).
- "I'm too tired to exercise." Start out by doing
just a little bit, then gradually build it up,
you'll end up feeling less tired.
- "A person my age would look ridiculous
jogging." Who said you have to jog?
Would you look ridiculous walking?
(Anyway, people of all ages jog.)
- "I feel fine, I don't need to exercise." You
may not be ill, but that's not the same as
being positively fit and well. And if you don't exercise, your heart
and circulatory system cannot be in tip top shape.
- "I'm too heavy to exercise." That's an excellent reason
to start.
- "I don't have time." There are exercises you can do while
shopping, reading and watching T.V., sit-ups and stretching, for example.
enjoy eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself. That's
VITALITY!
- "Exercise will make me hungrier. I'll eat more and put on weight,
not lose it." Exercise doesn't have to increase your appetite.
Moderate exercise before a meal can even curb an appetite. Add any other
excuses you've made for not being active, as well as good reasons for
being active.
* Adapted from "The Exercise Book," Standford Centre for Research
in Disease Prevention, California, 1986, in The Healthy Weight Program,
Nutrition Services, Halton Regional Health Department, 1994.
Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling
good about yourself.
That's VITALITY
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