Health is Wealth

With a little creative thinking, you can add more physical activity to your day by sneaking it in among other daily activities.

• Park as far away from entrances as possible.
• Go for a quick 10- to 15-minute walk on your lunch break.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
• Have housework that needs to be done?  Scrubbing the bathroom, vacuuming, or running up and down the stairs to put the laundry away can actually burn significant calories. Put on some music and keep up with the tempo.
• Have to run errands?  Do several laps around the length of the supermarket, post office, etc. while you are there.
• Catching up with an old friend? Take a walk while you are talking on the phone.
• Involve your children. Challenge your child to a jumping jacks contest or dance with your toddler to your favorite music.