Ok so I've been trying to be healthier. You know, eat better, move around more, exercise (ewww). I'm not very good at it, but I have to try, or I'll just keep getting more and more tired and my child will probably follow in those footsteps.
So today I took the leap and I put on a pedometer. I've already learned a few things, and I'm sure that I'll have more to add as the weeks go. I have committed to wearing it all day every day for a week to see how it goes, then I'll reasses. So what have I learned already?
1. Don't put it on at the end of your errands, it will look like you did nothing all day and you will still be tired from all the errands and walking from before you put it on, with no proof!
2. Yoga does not count as steps, but it still burn calories so...add a few hundred steps at the end of the day to make up for it. I refuse to lose an hour of steps because I choose a different form of exercise.
3. Squats DO count so if you don't want to keep walking just do a few of those, although walking seems easier...
4. Walking in place works, so any time spent at a desk can still be used.
5. Don't let it take over your life! Looking at it doesn't make the numbers add up any faster.
6. Of course walking slow and fast create the same result.
7. Putting it on a child and letting them run around a little gets you steps but you don't feel more tired!
Any suggestions?
So today I took the leap and I put on a pedometer. I've already learned a few things, and I'm sure that I'll have more to add as the weeks go. I have committed to wearing it all day every day for a week to see how it goes, then I'll reasses. So what have I learned already?
1. Don't put it on at the end of your errands, it will look like you did nothing all day and you will still be tired from all the errands and walking from before you put it on, with no proof!
2. Yoga does not count as steps, but it still burn calories so...add a few hundred steps at the end of the day to make up for it. I refuse to lose an hour of steps because I choose a different form of exercise.
3. Squats DO count so if you don't want to keep walking just do a few of those, although walking seems easier...
4. Walking in place works, so any time spent at a desk can still be used.
5. Don't let it take over your life! Looking at it doesn't make the numbers add up any faster.
6. Of course walking slow and fast create the same result.
7. Putting it on a child and letting them run around a little gets you steps but you don't feel more tired!
Any suggestions?