Fitness a la carte

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In a time crunch?
Do at least three of the following activities to help give your metabolism a kick and make you feel better.

1. Take a 20 minute power walk
2. Do 20 walking lunges
3. Jump rope for 5 minutes
4. Do one minute of push-ups followed by one minute of jumping jacks
5. 50 squats  (yes you can!)
6. Drink 2 large glasses of water right now
7. Eat a piece of fruit before eating lunch and dinner
8. Run up and down your stairs for 3 minutes
9. Dance around the room for at least 5 minutes.  Crank up the intensity!
10. Do 3 of your favorite yoga poses and then spend one minute just focusing on your breath.

Please leave a comment and let me know which ones you chose!
Have an ACTIVE day gang!

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11 Responses to “Fitness a la carte”

1. TB--Milwaukee Says:
   July 13th, 2009 at 10:09 am 1

   I never realized how hard jumping rope was till my 7 yr. old asked me to try. That’s one I’d sweat after 5 minutes for sure.

2. Andrea@WellnessNotes Says:
   July 13th, 2009 at 12:58 pm 2

   Great, fun activities when in a time crunch!

   Andrea@WellnessNotess last blog post.."Off Day" And Getting Back on Track

3. Sagan Says:
   July 13th, 2009 at 2:32 pm 3

   Dancing does it for me

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5. Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama Says:
   July 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm 5

   I did my 5k training run and pushups. I also had 64 oz of water (so far) and got 5 f/v servings in!

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6. Kara from Mama Sweat Says:
   July 14th, 2009 at 9:38 am 6

   Thanks for the reminder that even a little bit can be a lot. It’s already one of those weeks for me… and congrats on your boy band!!!

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7. Kareen solia Says:
   July 14th, 2009 at 11:13 am 7

   1 Minute pushups is about 10 or 15 push ups for me hehe… But I love the dancing for 5 minute part because I do this thing too.

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9. Fitarella Says:
   July 14th, 2009 at 8:36 pm 9

   I’m tired just reading these!

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10. Alice Says:
    July 15th, 2009 at 12:15 am 10

    This is a good little program for a day!

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