{"id":609,"date":"2015-03-05T15:38:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T15:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=609"},"modified":"2015-03-05T15:52:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T15:52:23","slug":"ways-to-fit-exercise-into-your-busy-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/ways-to-fit-exercise-into-your-busy-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Fit Exercise into Your Busy Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/480071511work-exercise-1-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-610\" src=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/480071511work-exercise-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"480071511work-exercise-1-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health that adults get 75 to 150 minutes of exercise each week; however, many do not have the luxury of time to work out frequently and some are confined to the office for eight hours or more each day. \u00a0\u00a0Despite the limitations of a busy schedule, there are ways to fit exercise into your daily routine. Keep in mind that some exercise is better than none and that squeezing in a few minutes each day can be beneficial to your health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/93855379-work-exercise-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1459\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/93855379-work-exercise-2-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"93855379 work exercise 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a>Practical steps you can take in fitting daily exercise are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wake up fifteen minutes earlier each day to work out.<\/li>\n<li>Take 10 to 15 minutes away from time spent on the internet, connecting on social media or texting.<\/li>\n<li>Work out while watching TV- you can simply jog or run in place.<\/li>\n<li>Take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.<\/li>\n<li>Sit up straight at your desk then contract and release your stomach muscles. This will give you a quick abdominal work out.<\/li>\n<li>You can work your legs muscles by squeezing your thighs together or extending each leg in front of you for a few seconds on each side.<\/li>\n<li>Go for a walk during your lunch break<\/li>\n<li>Have fun. Dance to your favorite songs or play a fitness video game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exercise is essential to your health. Although your schedule may be hectic, try to find the time for a few minutes of physical activity into your daily routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health that adults get 75 to 150 minutes of exercise each week; however, many do not have the luxury of time to work out frequently and some are confined to the office &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/ways-to-fit-exercise-into-your-busy-schedule\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions\/612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}