{"id":517,"date":"2010-03-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/03\/make-exercise-fun.html"},"modified":"2010-03-18T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T01:00:00","slug":"make-exercise-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/03\/make-exercise-fun.html","title":{"rendered":"Make Exercise Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I wrote about getting outside and hiking the other day, there have been lots of comments, and I’ve received some questions about exercise.<\/p>\n

Do I have to work out for an hour a day?<\/i>
\nSimply put: no! Over time, after a few months, say, you may find you
\nwant to because it feels so great. Certainly don’t start by trying to
\nimmediately “work-out” an hour a day.<\/p>\n

Start simply, easily, by walking just ten minutes a day. Or dance, play tennis, do light yoga, swim, bicycle, etc., whatever you like to do, if you’re up to it. Increase your time by ten minutes each week. In
\nother words, the first week be sure you find a way to be active ten
\nminutes a day, the second week twenty minutes a day, the third week
\nthirty minutes a day. If that’s too fast, try increasing by five minute
\nintervals. Remember, pain is no gain. And ask your doctor before
\nembarking on any new activity plan.<\/p>\n

What do YOU like to do for recreation and weight?  Please post!  And share this blog with all your friends, family, and at work.  Tell them:  beliefnet.com\/drnorris<\/p>\n

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