There are plenty of ways and opportunities to be physically active every day. You
can find time or make time in between classes, during lunch break, after work, prior
to work or during work and not forgetting the weekends. By doing a variety of moderate
intensity activities, such as gardening, jogging, riding your bicycle, or walking
you will find it fun and easy to incorporate physical activity into your daily lifestyle.
Adults should do at least 30 minutes of physical activity daily, while children should
do at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.
If you rarely do physical activity, please begin lightly by walking every day whenever
you can e.g. to the store, at lunch, with your children or at the park.
If you do physical activity sometimes, you should try to increase your heart rate
by riding a bike, walk vigorously, swim, dance at a quick pace, jog and set weekly
or monthly goals. Give your heart and lungs a workout with aerobic exercise three
to five days a week.
If you do physical activity often, choose a mixture of aerobic, flexibility, and strengthening
activities. Running, stair climbing, moderately paced hiking, sit-ups, push-ups, leg
lifts, arm curls, weight lifting or use of tension bands. These activities should
be incorporated with other daily activities to ensure maximum output. Mix up your
routine to keep it fun. Try new physical activities and challenge yourself with new
goals.
Cut down on watching TV, playing on computers, sitting at work all day and surfing
the internet.
Nutrition for Student Success
