How to be more active when you are lazy...

If you planned to start off your summer improving your physical health, but gave up along the way, know that there is still hope.There is always hope. It's only the first half of August so you still have a little less than a month to change your old habits and get in better shape before summer is over and you have to get back to work or school.I am writing this blog post to help motivate others to start working out and partially to motivate myself as well to go through with my plans.

Here is my guide to summer (or any time of year really) workouts for lazy people/exercising for lazy people

1. While Brushing your Teeth at Night, do some Squats 

just imagine she has a tooth brush in her hand

When brushing you top and bottom teeth, have a set amount of squats you will do set in your head. For the number of squats, I triple my age. After a tooth rushing exercise, I end up doing 45 squats. If you are 20-30 years old, double your age for your amount of squats. If you around 40, just do the same amount of squats as your age. If you are 50-80 years old and still want to exercise your thighs, I admire your activeness and you should divide your age by 2 or 3 depending on how many you can do. If your age amount of squats strategy isn't working for you, just do as many as you can and try to keep it consistent. Mornings can be busy and hectic for many people, so I recommend doing this at night time.

2. When Brushing your Teeth in the Morning, do Calf Raises /Tip Toe

turns out this blog is also talking about teeth brushing exercise, I'm using their picture so I wanted to give them some credit

Basically while you scrub away plaque; keep alternating between standing on your tip toes and standing with your feet flat on the ground. This workout targets your calves of you have any extra flab or just want to tone up. You don't have to count how many calf raises you do, just repeat until you finish brushing. By the end you will be able to feel the burn.

3. Stick out your Arms when you Walk Around your House 

When walking around your home, stick your arms out perpendicular to your body and move them in small rotations. This exercise well help you get rid of that arm flab that you have. If you don’t have much arm flab, it will also help tone your shoulders and general arm muscles.

4. Walk Whenever You Can

Instead of driving your car to get to places, walk there. If you are dreading the sound of these words, just remember; at least you don't have to run. Also you can try taking the bus because it can help you save money as well as get in some extra exercise when you walk to and from bus stops. If you are an extremely busy person with an intensely hectic schedule, you can still drive your car to get to places you need to go, just try to find a parking space in the parking lot that is farthest away from the building have to go to and walk that distance. Overall the goal is to spend time being a little bit more active as you go through your day.

5. Use your Grocery as Weight Lifts 

When you unload your grocery from your car to your house, slowly raise them up and down like you would dumbbells. Of course you should always be careful depending on what’s in your bags. If it’s a huge water melon or bag of wine bottles, obviously be careful on carrying them around. Only do this exercise on bags of grocery with a weight you can handle.

6. Flex 

When you are in situations where you are alone or sitting at a desk for a long period of time, flex your abs like you are doing miniature crunches. This way if you’ve been sitting at a desk all day at work or commuting at a red light, you can get some extra exercise into your daily routine.

7. Laptop Time Pilates

see, you're basically already at that position anyways, might as well do some pilates!

If you are spending most of your time lazing around your bed with a laptop, ipad, or any technological vice in your hands, you might as well work on your legs while you browse the web. I myself fall victim to this category of “lazing around your bed with a laptop,” currently I am of course typing up this post as I lay upright on my bed. Basically while you are on your device, lift one leg slowly up into the air then slowly move it back downwards. Repeat this about 25 times for the same leg or follow the age amount of repetitions guide I mentioned before. After repeating, switch sides and continue alternating between the two.

That’s it for my lazy person’s exercise guide. There are many other things you can probably do, but these are just a few that I have done a few times before and planning to continue doing in the future.

Hope you guys achieve your goals in health!

~Angela