EXERCISE AND FITNESS

WAYS TO BURN CALORIES
Moving furniture
Shoveling snow
Mowing the lawn
Painting wall
Washing the car
Fishing
Planting seeds and flowers
Raking leaves
Sweeping the sidewalks and patio
Grocery shopping and visiting the mall
Vacumning
(hint: getting off the couch and doing things)

TUSH TONING TO GO
Bicycling
Skating
Stair climbing
Walking

STRONG ARMS
Open stubborn jars
Stock high kitchen shelves
Get up from low couch or chair
Carry grocery bags
Lift and hold children or grandchildren

There are many books and materials on exercise. If you
are serious purchase one and get busy toning your body.

At 69 years of age I am too old for the more serious
work-out but here is what I do. I do most of them lying
on my bed.

* I lay on my left side and do right leg lifts. I raise the leg up,
bring it back down then forward to my hand, go back to
straight up and back down then move it backward as far as
I can. I repeat this 10 times then switch to right side and
repeat for left leg. I follow this one by lying flat and raising
both legs up and bringing them into my chest. (you can
feel it in the stomach)

* I sit on my bed and do arm exercises by pushing straight
out, alternating arms for a count of 10, then I lay flat and hold
a light 2 lb weight (available at sport stores) and push up
and down 10 times making sure I work both arms.

*I use a chair, place my arms on the other rims and do
20 mini push ups.

*I go to an indoor mall sometime between 7-9 am and join
the mall walker program. I started out by going around the
designated walker space 1 time which in my mall is 1/2 mile
and work up to 2 trips around for a mile. This provides
walking in a controlled enviroment and you will find many
friends, neighbors or just friendly people joining you for
these early morning walks. On days I do not go walk, I go
up and down steps 10-20 times.


**Content herein for general information only and not
intended to replace your Doctor, Pharmacist,
Nutritionist or any other Health Care Provider.**