Get up 30 minutes early each morning, and take a brisk walk to start your day
Hand-wash your car; it will save you money and cost you calories
Do household chores or projects, such as mopping the kitchen floor, while watching television; avoid the couch potato syndrome
Walk to do errands that are only a few blocks away; ride your bike to work or to a friend's home (if it is safe).
During your lunch hour or coffee break, walk around your building; burn energy rather than being tempted to snack
Walk your dog or cat on a leash
Rake leaves in thethe spring, summer and fall; do some backyard gardening
Take the stairs instead of the elevator; walking up stairs is a great calorie-burner and wonderful for your heart
Using a lawn mower, instead of the power mower; in the winter, shovel the snow by hand, if you are fit
Buy a portable phone so that when you are talking, you can walk around and burn calories
Making homemade bread without the machine; kneading the dough by hand uses up calories
Park at the far end of the parking lot to get a longer walk to work; get off the bus one stop ahead of your destination, so you can walk the rest of the way
Plan an active family vacation or weekend, rather than a sedentary one; instead of sitting in a beach chair, go canoeing, hiking or snow skiing
Source: American Dietetic Association, The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food & Nutrition Guide, 1998.
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