According to the American Heart Association, adults should get 150 minutes of exercise per week – aka, 30 minutes of exercise, 5 times per week. This seems easy to many people, but very difficult to others. Here are few ideas to help you get those 30 minutes!
1. Jump on a trampoline with your kids
2. Go for a hike
3. Complete a Wobbly Leg Workout
4. Play a game of ultimate frisbee
5. Walk your dog for 2 miles
6. Take a salsa dancing class
7. Go for a 3 mile run
8. Complete the Jello Leg Workout
9. Participate at a free skate at the local ice hockey ring
10. Have a hula hooping contest
11. Go to a barre class at your local studio
12. Pump up the heat
13. Practice Yoga
14. Do squats, lunges, sit ups, jumping jacks and push ups between chores at home
15. Play beach volleyball on vacation
15. Swim 1,500 meters
16. Play a round of Wii Sports
17. Go down-hill skiing
18. Rock Your Bottom
19. Walk during your lunch break
20. Dance at your best friends wedding
(photo from Meghann)
21. Go for a bike ride to get coffee 15 minutes away – ride back
22. Do a few Yasso 800′s
23. Learn to rock climb
24. Go kayaking with a group of friends
25. Melt It Off
26. Buy a pair of snow shoes (and use them!)
27. Meet some friends and go bowling
28. Take a paddle boarding lesson
29. Play hide and go seek with your kids (or friends)
30. Go for a Body Pump Class
31. Do a shoulder shredder workout
32. Start (and finish) a new gardening project
33. Practice Pilates
34. Walk up and down the stairs as you talk on the phone
What other ways can you get in 30 minutes of exercise. Please share!
great suggestions! i love being active – so many ways to vary it!!!
Yes! There really are -and so many that don’t even seem like exercise!
Awesome ideas! Taking your dog for a walk is a great one–it gets your dog some much-needed exercise, too. Sometimes just cleaning your house or doing some gardening can be a good workout. I think if you’re doing chores and breaking a sweat, that’s probably the same as walking for half an hour.
Agree about the chores! There are times when I am scrubbing my bathtub, and I know I am getting an arm and ab workout!
Great list! I want to take a paddle boarding lesson. And BodyPump is my favorite. I miss it since Les Mills left LA Fitness.
You would love paddleboarding! It is a lot of fun. I will be sure to let you know when we go next time.
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HOpe to do #24 next week for our cruise! Woo!
Ya!! A cruise!!?? That is amazing! Have a blast!
I love the fun ideas in this post!! I recently went rollerblading and it was a BLAST. I need to play like a kid again more often
I work in an office and sit at a desk all day. I always try to stand up while I eat. I’m not getting in exercise persay, but I usually pace or do something so I’m moving. Love these ideas!
This is such a great list. It really is true that anyone has time for a thirty minute workout every day. No excuses!
I don’t think people realize that the little things add up to thirty minutes or that you don’t have to be a gym rat to stay active.
Whilst I can’t complain about not having time – I find motivation is my problem. It’s all too easy when you get older to put off exercise for another day. But I recently got myself into a routine, that seems to be working for me , and it’s amazing how much better I feel even after a couple of weeks.
I invested in a treadmill – jump on for 15 min in the morning and another 15 just before dinner. Two things I am noticing are that I seem to get through the day without needing a “nanna nap” and I have a better appetite.
Sounds like you found a great way to get that motivation Rose! Amazing!