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Health
SEX
You’ll burn around 5 calories a minute, about as many as with a brisk walk. And you’ll use about the
same amount of oxygen as if you were raking leaves.
DANCING
It can be social, and it’s lots of fun, even if you do it by yourself. It can tone your muscles and strengthen your heart and lungs. It also might lift
your spirits. All you need is a bit of music to get your groove going.
CHORES
You’ll get a “moderate” workout if you wash and wax your car, clean out the gutters, or mop or vacuum the floors. It’ll help get you in better phys- ical shape, and a clean car or house may boost your mental well-being, too.
OUTDOOR SPORTS
If you like to be outside but don’t want to commit to a league, head to the park and join a pickup game of what- ever’s going on: soccer, Ulti- mate Frisbee, touch football. Even playing catch will get you moving around.
GARDENING
You might not think of it as exercise, but if you dig, bend, and clip around your garden for 30 minutes or so, you’ll get a de- cent workout. And it may even put you in a better mood. If you don’t have a plot of your own, consider volunteering at a com- munity garden. They can proba- bly use the help.
WALKING
This doesn’t have to be a purposeful stroll. Park at the back of the lot when you go to the store. Walk over to your co- worker to tell them something in person rather than send an email. When you take out the trash or pick up the mail, keep going around the block. All those steps add up.
INTERVAL TRAINING
Just three 20-second “sprint” intervals -- running or cycling, for example -- seem to offer about the same benefit as a 50-minute jog. Even with the warmup, cool down, and rest between intervals, that’s just 10 minutes of your time, com- pared with almost an hour for a run.
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