If you are looking for easy ways to stay active throughout your everyday, busy schedule, this infographic could prove useful. Created by Washington-based fitness club NW Fitness 247, '7 Simple Ways to Stay Active' is a chart listing small activities you can easily incorporate into your day, especially if you don't have time to get a full work-out in.
If you have something to discuss with a co-worker, instead of emailing them, you can walk to talk to them in person or arrange a meeting somewhere within walking distance. By trying something new for lunch, you can use part of your break for a blast of cardio and walk to a new restaurant. The chart also offers ways to stay active at home, like exercising during commercial breaks, decompressing with yoga instead of happy hour drinks and doing chores.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Walking Meetings
- Opportunity to incorporate physical activity into work discussions by opting for walking meetings instead of emails or sitting in a conference room.
- Active Lunch Breaks
- Opportunity to include physical activity in daily routine by trying new restaurants within walking distance, combining lunch with a cardio session.
- Home Exercise Integration
- Opportunity to stay active at home by incorporating exercise during commercial breaks, replacing happy hour drinks with yoga, and integrating physical activity into daily chores.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fitness Clubs
- Opportunity for fitness clubs to promote and offer walking meetings as a unique and active networking solution for busy professionals.
- Restaurant Industry
- Opportunity for restaurants to target health-conscious professionals by offering healthy menu options within walking distance to encourage active lunch breaks.
- Wellness and Technology
- Opportunity for wellness and technology industries to develop innovative solutions and apps that integrate exercise into everyday activities like commercial breaks and household chores.
