Healthy Fresno

Need that extra push?

If you let friends and family in on your health and fitness kick, you are more likely to stick to your plan.

• Set up gym, walking, running, or biking dates with a friend.
• Keep family members or friends in the loop about your fitness goals.
• Ask the people you care about and who care about you for encouragement.

Can’t remember the last time you exercised?

People who go from a sedentary lifestyle to one which includes moderate amounts of physical activity benefit most from exercise. So what are you waiting for? No matter what you do, it’s important that you start out slowly if you have been inactive for a long period of time. A good way to measure whether you are working too hard is if you are unable to carry on a conversation. If you can't talk -- slow down your walk!

Don’t think you have time to exercise?

Break up your exercise into smaller segments of time -- perhaps, 15 minutes of brisk walking in the morning and 20 minutes of gardening or another physical activity in the evening. Keeping a daily activity record on HealthyFresno.org might help you to remember your daily workout.

Remember, any amount of exercise is better than none at all!

Even if you only have a few minutes of free time, challenge yourself to do something active everyday. Take the stairs. Walk around the block. Do some jumping jacks. Just do something!