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| Winter Exercise tips |
Snow, ice and cold weather make it difficult to exercise physical activities such as jogging , walking , outdoor hiking. Regardless of how much the mercury on the thermometer drops, in the cold season you can do some physical activities indoors.
Don't let the cold weather negatively influence the physical exercises you should do as often as you can. There are many ways to move and sweat even indoors. The most important thing is to stay as active as possible in all four seasons.
A good physical shape can help you prevent weight gain , which can occur after rich holiday meals. Also, physical exercises stimulate the immune system and thus, you will be more protected from colds and flu - which are more common in the cold season.
If you live in an area where it is cold, it is more difficult to do physical exercises outside the house, therefore the following tips can give you some useful ideas to exercise during the winter, in a safe and effective way.
How you can be active during the winter
First of all, you should purchase various DVDs with video images , with different fitness movements and examples of physical exercises that you can do inside your home.
Set up a space inside the house, where you can carry out your physical activity.
If possible, furnish that space with sports equipment. In this way, you will create a fitness room as usual, right at your home and you will not have to go outside in the cold to exercise.
1-Give up the car when you go shopping.
You can walk or, if the shops are too far, you can use public transport to minimize inactivity. Even if you know the shortest way to buy what you need, don't go directly to the destination. Take a tour of the stores before entering the one you want and thus, you will burn more calories .
If you still want or need to use your car, park as far away from the shops as possible. Thus, you will have to walk the distance from the car to the store.
2-Regardless of whether you are visiting or shopping, use the stairs instead of elevators or escalators.
You can also do the exercise that involves climbing the stairs at home, very simply. Use a sturdy chair (to be used as the last step) and other pieces of fabric to make 1-2 lower steps. Once the improvisation is ready, make repeated movements of going up and down. In this way, you will burn more calories, watching your favorite TV show.
3- Dance.
Dancing is an excellent way to burn calories and protect heart health . If you are in the privacy of your own home, it is easier to dance (especially if you are not very good at this activity) and you can thus combine the useful with the pleasant - dance for pleasure and burn calories thanks to the movement.
4-Clean the house.
House cleaning can be a moderate physical activity, especially when using the vacuum cleaner or mop. The activity during cleaning will, however, help you lose weight. If you want to burn as many calories as possible, increase the speed of execution of the movements.
5-Avoid prolonged inactivity at the office.
If you work in the office and need to send a message to your colleagues, avoid using the computer or the phone to send the message. Better get up from your chair and go to your colleagues' office, to incorporate physical activity even in office work.
6-Practice as many winter sports as possible.
Enjoy skating or skiing, because the efforts to maintain balance, involved in these sports, require a lot of your muscles and bone system . Thus, your muscles can be toned, without spending too many hours in the training rooms.
7-Swim every chance you get.
Currently, there are many indoor pools that are worth going to at least once a week. Swimming is ideal for anyone, regardless of age and body weight, due to the fact that it moves all muscle groups and has a low impact on the joints.
8-Jump the rope!
If you haven't jumped rope, give this physical activity a chance. It's a great way to exercise. Jumping rope is not only a pleasant physical exercise, but also helps you work on coordination and balance, as well as maintaining heart health.
9-Yoga.
Yoga is a very good way to maintain your physical and spiritual health. In winter it is natural to do yoga indoors. Remember to do light stretching exercises, to warm up the ligaments and muscles, before practicing any kind of physical activity (even moderate), such as yoga. This is necessary, because some positions of this activity can be complex and you can injure yourself if you are not warmed up enough. After the yoga sessions, you can finish with meditation, for at least five minutes.
10-Light stretches.
Stretching is an excellent way to warm up before performing other more intense physical exercises. Stretching can actually be an excellent workout for people who are not in very good physical condition (for example, older people).
11-Exercises on the stationary bike.
Exercises on the stationary bike, along with running on the treadmill, are the most used form of exercise. Cycling requires the whole body, and your muscles will be toned. In addition, riding the stationary bike can be done in front of the TV, so you won't even know when the 30 daily minutes needed to be in good physical condition have passed.
In a one-hour session, you can burn up to 700 calories, and the advantage of stationary bikes is that the pedaling rhythm can be adjusted according to the person using them.
12-Use an active game console.
Instead of computer games, you can use one of the many active game consoles. With the help of these consoles you can move right in front of the TV. Many such consoles contain fitness or dance games. Active game systems also encourage the little ones to move, and that's all that matters.
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