Exercise Recommendations

Make Every Move Count When you Move More every day, you can reach some pretty big goals over time. Small steps can add up to huge strides — in your physical health, mental health, stress levels, sleep, productivity, relationships and more. Let movement take you places you never thought possible! 10 minutes of stretching is…

1. Weight Training Light weight training can help build muscle mass and retain bone density without putting undue stress on the muscles. You can use 2-pound weights to do exercises like shoulder presses and arm raises. If you don’t have weights, you can use objects around the house like water bottles or cans of food….

If 150 minutes sounds like a lot, remember that even short activity sessions can be added up over the week to reach this goal. And it’s easy to fit in a few minutes of walking several times a day. This could be 10 minutes of brisk walking after breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Practice these fitness fundamentals to help lower your health risks and improve your quality of life. In a nutshell, the term aerobic means “with oxygen.” Aerobic exercise and activities are also called cardio, short for “cardiovascular.” During aerobic activity, you repeatedly move large muscles in your arms, legs and hips. Your heart rate increases and…