Happy Wellness Wednesday!! 🏃🏽♀️
Every April, the American Heart Association promotes Move More Month. Its aim is to encourage all Americans to take part in more physical activity and to do so on a more regular basis incorporating it in to your daily routines.
Check out the American Heart Association’s recommendations below so that you can live a longer and healthier life:
✨ Fit in 150+
Get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate – intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous aerobic activity (or a combination of both), preferably spread throughout the week.
✨ Move More, Sit Less
Get up and move throughout the day. Any activity is better than none. Even light-intensity activity can offset the serious health risks of being sedentary.
✨ Add Intensity
Moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise is best. Your heart will beat faster, and you’ll breathe harder than normal. As you get used to being more active, increase your time and/or intensity to get more benefits.
✨ Add Muscle
Include moderate- to high – intensity muscle – strengthening activity (like resistance or weight training) at least twice a week.
✨ Feel Better
Physical activity is one of the best ways to keep your body and brain healthy. It relieves stress, improves mood, gives you energy, helps with sleep and can lower your risk of chronic disease, including dementia and depression.
Basically, move more and with more intensity and sit less! I’m definitely up for this April challenge, are you??
👉🏼 https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/fitness-basics/move-more-together