Regular exercise - it's easier than you think

Posted on Apr. 12, 2005 at 12:47 PM

Would you like to do more exercise, but feel you don't have the time to fit it in? Or do you think you're so unfit that exercise will be too difficult or make your muscles sore?
 Many people don't do regular exercise because they think they're too busy or they're not fit enough. One reason for this is the idea that for exercise to do you any good you must do it for at least half an hour each day and it has to be strenuous.
The good news is that fitness experts now say you don't need to do your daily 30 minutes of exercise all at once. You can break it up into smaller periods throughout the day - a five minute brisk walk to the bus stop in the morning, for instance, a 20 minute walk after lunch and a 15 minute walk in the evening after work. As long as you accumulate 30 minutes of moderately brisk exercise during the day - preferably every day - you'll be healthier for it. Depending on your lifestyle, there are a lot of different ways to fit periods of walking into your day - walking the dog, walking to the shops, taking the children for walks, or walking with them to school, walking with friends, walking along the beach or in the park, or even joining a walking club.