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| 1. Reducing sedentary behaviour |
‘Sedentary’ means ‘sitting down’. In our society, we spend a lot of time
doing activities such as:
- Watching television
- Playing video games
- Sitting in front of a desk (e.g. at work)
- Reading
- Napping
Sitting for long periods of time burns very little calories and is a
significant cause for weight gain. Aim to break up the amount of time
you spend sitting down with some light activity:
- Don’t use the remote control, get up and turn the channel over using the TV set
- Don’t ask someone else to fetch something for you, go and get it yourself
- Stand up during the advert breaks, walk around the house a little and/or do some stretching exercises
- If you are at work and need to contact someone who works in another part of the office. Instead
of emailing/phoning, walk over and speak to them face-to-face
- Learn to juggle, it’s a great form of light exercise and can be done whilst watching television, etc
- Do housework at a fast pace
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2. Increasing activity
3. Organised Activity and Sports
Types of Exercise
Building activity into your daily life
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