Why Exercise?

January 1, 2021

Maintain or lose weight

• Reduce impact of illness and chronic disease, and lower risk for disease

• Enhance mobility, flexibility, and balance

• Improve sleep

• Boost mood and self confidence

• Activates the brain

How to Make Exercise a Pleasure not a Chore?

• Sign up to workout with Mighty Fit 

• Listen to music or an audio book while you walk or lift weights

• Window shop on a stroll during nice weather

• Get competitive with tennis, pickleball or ping pong

• Take photos on a nature hike

• Meet new people in a fitness or yoga class; even online you can find a community

• Watch a movie or a TV show while on the treadmill or doing your own light aerobics

• Meet a friend for a walk instead of for coffee

• Walk or play fetch with your dog

• Go for a walk when you feel stressed

• Find an exercise buddy

Building a Balanced Exercise Plan

• Balance – yoga, Tai Chi, and posture exercises

• Cardio – Walking, stair climbing, swimming, hiking, cycling, rowing, tennis, dancing

• Strength Training – Builds muscle using weights or bodyweight, yoga is great at building strength, Tai Chi as well

• Flexibility – Maintaining range of motion through dynamic stretching, also a benefit of Yoga

How to Succeed

• Be kind to yourself

• Celebrate the small stuff

• Reward yourself

• Keep a journal

• Focus on short-term goals

• Get support