Revisiting Your New Year Resolutions (Without a Gym Membership)
The start of a new year often inspires resolutions, with many Americans setting goals to improve their lives. While many focus on getting in shape or becoming healthier, it’s not uncommon for motivation to waver as January progresses. But don’t worry – late January is the perfect time to reassess and reset your intentions for the year. If you’re looking for ways to kick off 2025 on a positive note without relying on gym membership, here are five ideas to incorporate into your routine.
A Daily Walk is Worth Your Time
How much time or distance would you need to achieve health benefits? Most research would suggest 30 minutes of walking can help you to achieve your health goals. Here are a few good reasons to schedule a daily walk.
Stepping it up in the Workplace: Increase Your Daily Step Count
As many of you are aware, the recommended steps per day should be 10,000 or above. For the average person’s stride this is about 5 miles. For many of us, we have a hard time hitting our target number of steps because jobs can have us sitting at a desk all day. Sedentary desk jobs make it challenging to somehow fit 5 miles of walking in to one day’s time. So besides heading to the gym before or after work, what can you do to make exercise part of your daily work routine? (more…)
