Fit for FUN + Fit for LIFE – What does that mean to you?

Think about the things you do on any given day. Grocery shopping, babysitting grandkids, cooking a meal for your family, doing laundry, going dancing, hanging out at the park, or whatever you do in your work or leisure.

At the grocery store, how many times do we do calf raises in order to get something from a high shelf? How many times do we do squats to get items from the lower shelves? We even deadlift cases of water from the floor to the cart. These tasks can be fun when we think about the movement we’re doing and add a pep to our step.

Cooking can get physical too! Endurance when mixing by hand. Breakfast tends to require explosive moves because so many things need constant tending to, springing from one task to the next in different areas of the kitchen.

Laundry requires repetitive motions when sorting, walking while carrying large baskets (sometimes heavy), curling large bottles of detergent, etc.

The next time you’re doing squats and asking yourself why, remind yourself you’re making the daily tasks easier. And, hopefully, even improving your sleep. Effort in your workout means less effort elsewhere.

What is your favorite exercise?

How about your least favorite?

What is an exercise you’ve always wanted to try, but haven’t?