| One of the easiest exercises for the inactive | | | | In the fall, use a rake to rake the leaves up from |
| person is to go out and walk. Walking exercises | | | | the lawn. Park the leaf blower; muscle power will |
| the heart and lungs. Walking exercises the entire | | | | serve you much better. |
| body. A walking program will help prevent or at | | | | Balance exercises will help alleviate the chance of |
| least delay diseases such as colon cancer, heart | | | | falls. To start with, place one hand against the wall |
| disease, diabetes or stroke. An additional benefit is | | | | and stand on one foot. Make sure that you do |
| that the fitness provided by walking will assist in | | | | this with both sides of your body. As you gain |
| the ability to climb stairs or even go grocery | | | | your balance, you will find that you don’t need |
| shopping. | | | | the wall to lean against. Better balance means you |
| | | | | will be more agile. |
| Resistance, or strength training, can be easily | | | | If you are inactive, you don’t have to be. All |
| accomplished at home. Instead of using that | | | | you need to do is use a little motivation to get |
| electric broom, use a regular one instead. When | | | | yourself out and do something. As you move |
| you are lifting laundry, instead of leaning over and | | | | your lifestyle from an inactive one to an active |
| lifting the basket, do squat lifts using the basket | | | | one, you may find that you want to join an |
| as a weight. When you take meat out of the | | | | organized exercise program at a local gym. Go do |
| freezer to prepare dinner, use the meat as a | | | | it. You have the ability and you’ll feel better |
| weight to do arm curls. You can also use the can | | | | for it. |
| of corn from the cabinet for the same purpose. | | | | |