Woman’s Day New Zealand – August 26, 2019

Editinga women’smagazineis

a joy,butit’sa fairlysedentary

occupation.LastyearI gota Fitbit

whichprovedthatthebusierI am

intheoffice,themoredeskbound

I getandthelessstepsI take– and

mykidswerequicktomonitorme

andtut-tutaftera deadlineday.

Thisquandarycalledfordrastic

action.Wenowhaveourfirstfamily

dog!LittleTuimeansdailywalksare

essential– andit’sbeenwonderful

formyfitness,familytimeand

mentalwellbeing.I’mnowgetting

outsidewaymore.

Thelackofstepsinmydayalso

promptedmetomakesuremygym

membershipwasn’tjusta local

charity.I nowgotoa personaltrainer

at6amtwomorningsbeforework.

I choseMondaysandWednesdays

soI gettwodecentworkouts

doneearlyintheweek– andthen

weekendyogaandcardiosessions

balanceouttheweek.Gettingup

at5.30amnevergetseasy– butthe

energyandfocusI feelwhenI’ve

exercisedbeforework is the best.

WOMAN’S DAY + AIA

To get moving,plan ahead withthesetop tips

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A brief,briskwalkaroundthe

carparkorupa coupleofflights

ofstairswillgetyourheart

pumpingandmusclesworking,

as well as boosting your mood.

GETMOTIVATEDTO MOVEMORE

WITH THESE SIMPLE STEPS...

Organiseyourday

thenightbeforeso

youcanfactorin

time to exercise

Leaveworkout

clothesandshoes

outreadyforyour

morning walk

Setanalarmto

remindyourself

togofora quick

walk at lunchtime

Getoffthebusearly

orparkfurtheraway

soyougetsomeextra

physical activity

1 2 3 4

SETREALISTICGOALS

FINDANEXERCISEBUDDY

PUTASIDE20-30MINUTES

ADAYTODOSOMETHING

PHYSICALTHAT’SALSOFUN

USEYOURLUNCHTIMEAND

COFFEE BREAKS TO GET MOVING

SIDOKITCHIN

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,WOMAN’S DAY

Startwithsmalltargets

appropriateforyour

currentleveloffitness.For

example,if you’vetakenup

swimming,startbydoing

a fewlengthsnon-stopand

thengraduallybuildthatup.

Don’tputtoomuchpressure

onyourselforcompare

your efforts with others.

Whetherit’sdancingaround

yourlivingroomtoyour

discoplaylist,goingfora bike

ridewiththekidsorjoining

yourmatesfora friendly

gameofnetballora walk,

chooseenjoyableactivities

that don’t feel like a chore.

Accordingtoresearchersat

KansasStateUniversity,if you

exercisewithsomeoneelse

you’llincreasetheirworkout

timeandintensitybyas

muchas200%.You’realso

morelikelytohavefunand

less likely to skip a session.