10 Ways to Get Fit Without Exercising

10 WAYS TO GET FIT WITHOUT EXERCISING
 

You can get fitter without the grinding chore of dull and deliberate exercise.  The secret is to incorporate fitness-enhancing activity into your daily life. You'll be fit before you know it!

1.  Walkies!

Replace driving with walking whenever you can. Use a pedometer to measure how much ground you cover – it’ll motivate you to walk more and you may be surprised how many miles you can cover in a day! 

If you really must drive, park your car farther away from the shops or work so you can incorporate a few more steps into your daily routine.



 

2.  Change Your Shoes

Walking is great general exercise, but you can make your walk do even more for you by just changing your shoes. Chung Shi balance shoes have a curved sole that was proven to work the thigh muscles 50 per cent harder than normal trainers, in a recent US study.
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3. Don Some Power Knickers

Slendertone pads and special clothing uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) technology to create strong, deep, comfortable contractions in your muscles. It mimics the body’s natural muscle movements; signals are sent between the pads, switching on the nerves that control your muscles and causing them to contract naturally.  Toned muscles, a flat stomach, and no exercise required!  For more information click here 




4. Take the Stairs

Take the stairs whenever you can.  Stairclimbing is a great form of exercise which doesn’t feel so much like a chore because there’s a purpose to it.  If you can run up the stairs or take two at a time, so much the better! 

Stairclimbing burns 885 calories per hour – twice as many as jogging!



 

5. Power-Plate It!

Try a few sessions on a Power-Plate machine.  It works by transferring vibrations to selected muscles around your body, making them contract and helping them to stretch, tone and strengthen. The vibrations make the effect of your exercise much greater, so you can have a full workout in a fraction of the time. 

6. Go Fly a Kite....

Kite-flying is the fun way to toned muscles in your tummy,arms and legs., . It's just you against the resistance of the wind.  Hang on tight!  To choose from a superb range of kites online visit The Kite Shop.  Click here to visit. 





7.  Dance 'Til You Drop

Dancing's a great way to stay fit without a formal exercise routine. Get out clubbing with your partner or friends.  Or why not join many of the partner dance classes in Edinburgh?  Or if you just want to let rip your own way, just shut the blinds, turn up the base and dance yourself silly...... 


8. Play!

Have fun with your pets or your kids. Play fetch with the dog and skip with or chase the the kids. Your relationship will benefit from the time spent together and your fitness level (as well as theirs) will increase.  A win-win situation!

 

9. Clean your Home


Do it with gusto and it’s a great way of increasing your activity level. Two birds, one stone!  A fitter you and a cleaner home.

To get the best out of your session, do a bit of a leg lunge every time you push the vacuum forward, do some squats when you clean items at lower levels and have fun with exaggerated arm movements when cleaning mirrors. Why not put on some really funky music and add some rhythm!



10. Invest in a Wii. 

You’ll have so much fun playing the games you’ll hardly notice how much energy you’re expending!  Various games exercise lots of different parts of your body.  Beware though - you may find yourself surprisingly sore the following day!