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Lesson Activity

Now decide on what, how, when and why you are going to start moving.

When deciding when = be specific. And is it realistic? Some people say “I will do one hour before work”, and when I ask them, “but are you are a morning person”, they say “oh no I am terrible in the morning”…. “Ok… So why plan to exercise then?” Don’t set yourself up for failure. Set yourself up for success. If you wake in the morning naturally then go for it, but some people prefer late morning, some after work, and some sporadically when they can.

Also really think about – WHAT and how you will move that will make you feel satisfied by it. If you don’t know, then explore. I don’t believe anyone who says they don’t like moving. All that says to me if you have not explored enough.

Below are a long list of apps and online youtube channels you can check out for some inspiration. But think outside the box = rock climbing, dancing, martial arts, sports, whatever it is!

Some of the apps my patients have found good are:

  1. C25k – http://www.c25kfree.com/, this is an phone or ipad app which instructs and guides you slowly from barely moving to eventually a 5km run over 8 weeks
  2. Swork it https://sworkit.com/ – another phone or ipad app where you simply choose how long you want to go for and what type of movement and it does the rest by setting exercises and timers. You can do your whole body or just one area, or strength or cardio instead.
  3. Dance for beginners – from Nia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-k-N27gGDM to hip hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujREEgxEP7g . You may scoff at this idea but the truth is I have seen plenty of people of all ages and backgrounds initially scoff at dance, then they try it, and then love it! I am totally serious – dance is probably one of our most primal and rewarding forms of movement – try it! You can start home alone and try a class later if you want to.
  4. Stand up! https://www.raisedsquare.com/standup/ – this app reminds you on the intervals you set to get up and move around, it helps break your period of inactivity and is great for people who work or who are still for long periods.

https://www.techradar.com/au/news/best-fitness-apps-best-hiit-apps-best-strength-apps

https://blog.feedspot.com/workout_youtube_channels/

Transcript

Hi everyone, really short tip today, but this one that is a bit more interactive.

I want you right after this video to do 2 things for me and for yourself.  I want you to pick one form of movement that you either like to do now or you used to like doing.  Literally, it can be anything, I don’t care. It can be more stereotypical exercises like gym, or classes, or swimming, or riding or walking or you can think out of the box like drumming, or dancing, or prancing or skipping, or gardening, or cleaning or rock climbing or trampoline or nature walking or kayaking. Whatever!

Don’t forget there are a range of really fun and easy to use apps and online resources now.  If you don’t know how to download an app on your phone or ipad, ask someone or learn – it is really easy.  Or you can simply go online and google search or youtube search “tai chi classes” or “hip hop dancing classes” and you will probably find something either in your local community or online.  Some of the apps my patients have found good are:

  1. C25k – http://www.c25kfree.com/, this is an phone or ipad app which instructs and guides you slowly from barely moving to eventually a 5km run over 8 weeks
  2. Swork it  https://sworkit.com/ – another phone or ipad app where you simply choose how long you want to go for and what type of movement and it does the rest by setting exercises and timers.  You can do your whole body or just one area, or strength or cardio instead.
  3. Dance for beginners – from Nia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-k-N27gGDM to  hip hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujREEgxEP7g .  You may scoff at this idea but the truth is I have seen plenty of people of all ages and backgrounds initially scoff at dance, then they try it, and then love it!  I am totally serious – dance is probably one of our most primal and rewarding forms of movement – try it! You can start home alone and try a class later if you want to.
  4. Stand up! https://www.raisedsquare.com/standup/ – this app reminds you on the intervals you set to get up and move around, it helps break your period of inactivity and is great for people who work or who are still for long periods.

So the next thing I would love you to do is put what you are going to start on our closed facebook group page as a post or in the comments, go on, be brave!    Or share in the comment or in a separate post some of the good resources you find online or in your local community, ways you are going to increase your incidental movement like taking the stairs, or being less sedentary like getting up and stretching every hour at work,  or music that you listen to keep you going, or tips and tricks that have helped you, or ways that you used to love to move and will start again! Or movement that you kind of like but when it’s done you feel better and happy! Even better post photos or videos of yourself moving and loving it!

I will too, so please, let’s do this together!