LiveWell Health Tips: 5 Daily tasks that count as exercise

Here are ways use incidental activity to beat sedentary behaviour. 

1. Squat while you watch

Do bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, squats, core exercises and star jumps while watching TV.

2. Go up

Pick up the pace when walking.

3. Park smartly

Park at the edge of the carpark and walk briskly to your destination.

4. Garden your way to fitness

Digging, mowing and raking all count as incidental exercise.

5. Shop up a sweat

Use the stairs over the lift or escalator when wandering through the mall or shopping centre.

 

References:

World Health Organization, WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour, Geneva, 2020
World Health Organization, Physical activity, 26 November 2020
Better Health Channel, Physical activity - how to get active when you are busy, 16 June 2020