If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for another walk.
How to Move More
These are my simple rules for getting active and staying active…
- Open yourself up to TRY different types of physical activities and STAY MOTIVATED
- Picture yourself PHYSICALLY ACTIVE even decades from now
- Focus on MAKING PROGRESS, even small changes
- COMMIT to your physical, emotional, and cognitive health goals
Goals:
1. Achieve our FITT Goals: Frequency of physical activity, Intensity of workouts, Time allotted for activeness, and Type of exercises
2. Create an inviting atmosphere to achieve physical activity goals on a regular basis
3. Identify the barriers to physical activity in order to find solutions to them, and keep walking the talk
Resources
Recommended Websites:
- Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
- Activity Bursts Everywhere (ABE) for Fitness
- Exercise is Medicine: Physical Activity Vital Sign
- NIH’s National Institute on Aging: Fall Prevention Tips
- Handout by IFM: The Power of Movement
Podcasts
- The Medical Fitness Podcast (by Jeff Young & Dr. Thomas Hammett)
- The Rich Roll Podcast
- The Darin Olien Show
- Align with Aaron Alexander
- The Model Health Show
- The Nimai Delgado Show
Books
- Strong, Savvy, Safe: Empowering Tools for Self Protection and Vibrant Health by John Pierre
- Power Yoga for Athletes: More than 100 Poses and Flows to Improve Performance in Any Sport by Sean Vigue
- Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll
- FALL PREVENTION FOR ALL: Physical Therapist Shares Simple Steps You Can Take Today to Reduce Your Fall Risk by Chris Tolos