Many people believe they have no time for exercise, or they believe they get enough exercise moving about the office and back and forth to the car. This is not normally a correct thought. Most people are woefully under exercised and as a result, they have lethargic muscles and possibly a dull outlook on life in general. They have time to have coffee breaks, time to watch tv, time to read the paper, time to gossip, etc. but they don’t consider this as time they could be putting into the health of their body.

Exercise is very important to your physical health, mental health and your life. There are plenty of things you can do in little spits and spurts to get more exercise. When you go out to get your paper, take a walk up and down the street or around the block before retrieving it. When you are watching TV, take a ride on your stationary bike for fifteen or twenty minutes. Or take a walk on a treadmill. While you’re making your breakfast, step back from the kitchen sink, drop forwards against it and do a string of push ups.

Before you go to sleep, lay down on the floor and do a hand full of sit ups. If you want to gossip with your friends at work, take a break with them and walk around the block while you gossip. If you bring lunch with you, lunch doesn’t normally take an hour to make and eat, you can take that extra time to take a few trips up and down the stairs or take a walk around the block or maybe you can walk to and from the place where you plan to have lunch.

There are so many different things you can do in short bursts of exercise. People with sedentary jobs are at the most risk of health problems due to lack of exercise, they are also at risk of health problems due to stress and frustration. They can tend to be very lethargic and might have a hard time even getting their job done after a while. Getting up and moving around, getting fresh air, getting some sunshine, all of these things will help to get the blood going, get the muscles loosened up, get the spirit lifted and make the person feel much more alive. Use your imagination, there is always a way to get some more exercise into your life. Bursts of exercise are no replacement for real exercise but it is far better than no exercise at all.