Tag: fitness
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People’s Perceptions of What Exercise is May be the Biggest Barrier to Being Active
What image comes to your mind when you hear the word exercise? Is it someone putting on running shoes and going for a run? Is it a person sweating it up in a gym on a treadmill or lifting weights? If so, you’re not alone. Most people have these or similar images of what exercise…
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How (not?) to motivate a teenage girl to be active. Lessons from an active father.
I’m going to state the obvious: being the father of a teenage girl isn’t easy. I’m just in the early stages when the eye-rolling starts to develop, which comes before the door-slamming phase (I’m already adding foam stoppers to all doors). I’ve heard there isn’t just one type of teenage eye-roll but numerous ones that…
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How to increase your activity. Part 10 of Being Active While Living an Active Life
Physical activity guidelines recommend getting at least 150 minutes per week of activity. Meeting these guidelines is associated with improved health and lower risk for disease, but keep in mind that this is the minimal recommendation. If you look more closely at the World Health Organization’s recommendations they go on to state: For additional health…
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Being active saves lives, whether a gym workout, walking to work or even vacuuming
We all probably recognize that going to the gym or going for a run or swim is good for us and our heart, but what about walking to work, or taking the stairs while at work or even the vacuuming? In a new study that I along with collaborators from 17 countries conducted, we found…