Regular physical activity has many health benefits. You don't have to hit the gym – take a walk after dinner or put on music and dance at home. Children and teens should get 60 or more minutes of physical activity per day, and adults at least two hours and 30 minutes per week. You can track your activity using your smart watch or put an app on your phone. Pacer is is free and tracks your steps daily, weekly and annually. Compete with yourself to increase your steps over time!
Too busy? You can be active in 10 minute spurts throughout the day - morning, noon and night. Need variety? An app such as Peloton has walking, running, cycling, strength, yoga, boxing, rowing, and stretching classes and does not require the use of Peloton equipment. There's a huge variety of classes based on the amount of time, music preferences and difficulty. It also tracks activity and milestones and has challenges to encourage staying with it! They run frequent promotions where you can get the first 30-60 days for free and the app is very reasonably priced.
Check with your physician prior to beginning a new exercise routine.
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