♥ While waiting for the kettle to boil, stand on your toes (feet slightly apart), squeeze your uttocks in and bend your knees.
Straighten up again. Repeat the action a few times.
♥ Before sitting down to dinner, walk up and down the stairs a few times. This is great if you've been inactive all day.
♥ While watching TV, sit on a dining chair or something with a straight back and see how long you can sit up straight.
This is a great way to elongate yourself, especially if you have been hunched up at a computer all day. .
♥ If you've crashed out on your sofa to watch TV make sure you've placed pillows near the small of your back.
This will help keep you upright and supported.
♥ Instead of using the remote control, get up and change the channel yourself. Sit on the edge of the sofa,
keep your back straight, tummy tucked in, buttocks squeezed in. Now stand up and sit down five times before
walking to the TV to change channels
♥ Use commercial breaks during programs to do a mini-workout such as leg raises (as described when at the office by the photocopier),
shoulder rolling
and circular ankle movements.
♥ Another thing to try while watching TV is to lie down on your back. Open up your arms and fingers on either side
of your body,
but keep them on the floor. Slide them out in a V shape towards your head.
This is a great way to unwind after a long, hard day. |