As the weather gets colder many begin to shut down and hibernate for the winter. The hibernation you put yourself in can lead to a very overweight spring. It is important to stay active all year long regardless of the weather otherwise your consumed calories will sneak up on you. I have a tendency to stay indoors and home more during the winter months. Staying home has never been good for the size of my hips. To combat that I had to find ways to stay active indoors during those cold gray months.
Activities to Keep You Moving During the Cold Months
Video Games: Make sure your thumbs are not the only body part to get a workout. If you have a Wii or Xbox you can play games which require you to move. While you may not get into the intensity of a true workout it will get you moving and the blood flowing. The more you move the more encouraged you will be to move.
Use Your Stairs: If you have stairs then you have a way to burn calories and get a workout. You can use your stairs to walk up and down for several sets. Try walking up and down your stairs during commercials or on a break from working on your lap top.
Cleaning: Move your spring cleaning to winter cleaning. During the winter you are more likely to be inside so use that time to clean your home. Large cleaning projects like cleaning out a basement, deep cleaning a kitchen or overall house cleaning will burn hundreds of calories per hour.
Netflix: If you have Netflix or another service that streams video to your computer or TV then you have access to work out videos. Do a work out video and as a reward watch a movie afterwards.
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