I really thought and hoped that exercising 6 days a week would be all I actually needed to do to cover my bases on the "activity scale." Ohhh how I wish that were true. Unfortunately, exercising for even an hour a day doesn't give me free reign to spend the rest of the day on the couch. Studies show that we need to be moderately active throughout most of the day. This was easier to accomplish when I had a job that had me on my feet quite a bit throughout the day. But now, as a stay-at-home-mom, I spend a lot more of my time on the couch than I should.
Well that ends now. I need to be active again outside of my exercising activity. From now on, I'm going to try and be on my feet at home during the normal workday hours, getting things done instead of watching TV, reading a book, or staring at the computer screen. Just think of the added benefits... my house will be so clean! I might even get to organize some of the closets and and cabinets that I've been putting off! And my daughter will probably run out of things to do during all the extra playtime! (Ok, that last one is probably a bit of a stretch... she's 3. She doesn't seem to run out of energy. Ever.)
Now I must find a sponsor to keep me on the wagon. I wonder where you can buy the 'X' Years Sober badges....
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