Handy Tips

5 Quick and Easy Ways to Sneak in Some Exercise

Every time you have to stop at a stoplight, tighten your abdominal muscles and hold them until the light turns green. Repeat this at every stoplight.
Stretching is great exercise and can be done several times a day with little effort. At least once a day “reach for the sky”—stand as tall and as straight as you possibly can, push your shoulders back as far as they will go, and put every joint in your body through its total range of motion.
Park at the far end of the parking lot or, even better, walk to the store. Then once you’re in the store, go up and down each and every aisle. Every step you take will add up to better health.
Play daily with your children or dog in the yard or a park.
While you’re on the phone, stand up. Or better yet, use your phone time as an opportunity to walk around your house and to stretch.