March 2 - May 10, 2020

MAY

INTOMARCH

At Home• Do some lunges while vacuuming or squats when putting laundry away.

• Go for a walk or hike with a four-legged friend from the County Animal Shelter.

• Yardwork is great exercise. Why not exercise and help protect our parklands? Sign up for an outdoor service project.

• Move while you watch TV. Get your family or friends involved – see who can do the most sit-ups during commercial breaks.

• Put on some upbeat music and dance!

At Work• Take a walk. Use your break time to get some fresh air and re-energize. Make things interesting by

timing each walk.

• Get outside. Learn how you can schedule a productive walking meeting.

• Step it up! Record how many stairs you climb in a week. Start a friendly stair climbing competition with your co-workers.

• Turn wait times into flex times. Waiting in line for lunch, taking a conference call or sitting in traffic is the perfect time to try a few targeted muscle strengthening exercises (ex: contract your core and hold for 30 seconds, do calf raises while standing in line).

• Add in wellness time to a meeting. Take 5 minutes at the beginning of a meeting to stretch or if your meeting is long, try and move once every hour.

Resources:

Move Your Way

Discover Accessible Fitness

Exercise doesn’t always mean going to a gym. There are plenty of ways you can sneak in physical activity while you are at home and at work. Remember that movement is medicine – everything counts and it all adds up!

Here are a few fun ideas to get you moving:

Fitness Anywhere...Anytime

GOALS: 60-90 mins of cardio + 15-30 mins of muscle-strengtheningWEEK 2