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Health & Fitness

Winter fitness: How to stay active when it's cold and wet outside

Just because the temperature’s dropping doesn’t mean you can’t stay fit. Being active in fall is especially important since it helps establish good habits before holiday eating begins. Here are some tips:

1. Embrace the season. Smell the crisp air, look at the fall colors, hear the crunch of leaves underfoot. It’s a great time to be outdoors, whether it’s jogging, walking, biking or in-line skating.

2. Don’t just sit there. When watching TV, there’s nothing stopping you from running on the spot, doing standing lunges, lifting weights or doing sit-ups while you watch.

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3. Get a workout on skates. Whether you like the challenge of building a backyard sheet of ice or the comfort of an indoor rink, skating is great exercise for the whole family.

4. Take up an indoor activity. Consider aerobics, swimming, tap dancing, boxing or shooting hoops.

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5. Keep walking, but do it indoors. Avoid slippery conditions with an in-home treadmill, indoor walking tracks or the walking club at your local mall.

6. Make exercise a part of your life. Park farther away from work, take the stairs or schedule walking meetings.

7. Stick with it for a month. It takes about four weeks for the body to adapt to lifestyle changes. You may have to force yourself to keep active at first, but once the first month is finished, things should become a lot easier!


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