Get active

Exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. At its most basic, exercise is any type of physical activity you perform in an effort to improve your health, shape your body and improve performance.

Not only does regular exercise help to maintain overall fitness and manage weight loss, it can also lower the risk of serious health problems. People who exercise regularly are more likely to live longer and enjoy a better quality of life, because exercise can also benefit mental and emotional wellbeing.

You can maximize the benefit of the alli^® program by becoming more active. Don’t worry if you’re not ready to join a gym, there are lots of other ways to get moving and burn calories. For some of the activities you don’t even have to leave the house! Whatever shape you’re in and however busy you are, it’s still possible to be active every day.

Start gently and increase slowly. Begin with 10 minutes extra walking a day. If you’re already active then build up the time or add in something else as well.

Remember to check with your doctor before you start any new exercise program.

Moves in the right direction

Take the stairs more often – make extra trips and burn extra calories.
Don’t sit down when you make a phone call – walk about your house while you talk.
Clean out the calories - vacuuming, mopping and dusting are all valid activities when it comes to burning fat.
Dance around to music. It combats stress as well as calories.
Take a seat on an exercise ball. It will help you sit up straight and work your abdominal muscles.
Get off the bus one stop early. When you feel ready you can try two stops early!
Take your feet off the car pedals and pedal a bicycle instead.
Walk up escalators.
If you take the elevator, get out a floor early or take the stairs from ground level.
If you usually pay someone else to wash your car while you sit inside, try washing it yourself.
Park further from the shops and walk the rest of the way there. Supermarket car parks can be huge, so get into the habit of parking as far away from the shop entrance as possible.
Splash out - swimming is great exercise and kind to the joints.

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