Get Healthy Blog Hop hosted by
Blog Hop rules: All you have to do is tell us how you keep in shape. On May 29, 2014 authors, writers, and bloggers will share tips, advice and inspiration for how they keep in shape and stay healthy.
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How I keep healthy...
Hula Hooping-
Typically a childhood activity, hula hooping has a huge number of benefits including increased cardiac endurance and heart health, increased flexibility and spine mobility, increased muscle tone in stomach, butt, arms, and legs-- to name a few. Besides, it's loads of fun. And did you know that you can burn up to 100 calories every 10 minutes of hula hooping???
Oh the benefits of hiking...there are so many, including increased cardio-vascular health, increased muscle tone, increased bone density, decrease cancer risk and so so much more! The great part? Hiking is so much fun. It is easy to forget you are exercising when you spend most of the time exploring the sites around you.
Swimming. Now that the swimming pool is open for the season, I am planning to spend a lot of time poolside, reading, writing, and blogging- but I also plan on taking time and swimming laps. Swimming is such an amazing activity, and on a hot day, there is no better place to be than in a cool swimming pool!
And my favorite activities...Line Dancing!!!
(Sorry, I didn't have a great picture of me and my line dance buddies...I will have to get some!)
I love music. I love to dance.
Not only do you get great aerobic exercise from line dancing, but it also has many social and emotional benefits. I have made some very special and amazing friendships with my line dancing buddies. I cherish every one of them! And line dancing is a great way to escape the computer screen and all the stress of the day.
I spend 2-4 hours line dancing a week and rarely miss a class.
It is also important to eat right!
What do you do to stay active???
Have a great day and stay healthy! -Rebecca
20 comments:
I'm a Colorado writer too! And I love LOVE my mountains and hiking. It's my favorite form of working out. So glad I found your blog-- I am always looking to connect with other CO writers. Yay!
I did a hula-hooping class once, and the next day I could barely move!! Abs on fire :-)
Oh my gosh! I haven't hula hooped forever! Too awesome, Rebecca! And what a great blog hop. :D
You rock, Rebecca! I love hiking--especially in Colorado!!! Zane just did some hoola hooping from his wheelchair today at Track & Field Day. I haven't tried it in ages.
Oh my goodness, I cannot hula hoop for the life of me lol Glad you have such fun ways to keep moving ;)
I used to be BIG into line dancing, back in the 90s and always found it to be a lot of fun.
Hula hooping takes a lot more coordination that one might think...great exercise, no doubt. :)
Great tips! I haven't tried hula hooping in forever. Might have to consider giving it another try.
If I had access to a pool, I'd definitely go swimming. Hula hoops burn that much? Don't think I'd try that at the gym though. Fumbling with a hoop would be better in the privacy of my own home.
I'm terrible at the hula hoop, but I do walk a lot. You're right. It's so important to keep moving.
I walk, either outside or in front of the TV. :) I have no idea why, but i've never been able to hula hoop--wah!
I used to love hula hooping. Now for some explainable reason my body doesn't want to go with the flow. But I can still dance!!! Great exercise.
I need to invest in a hula hoop. It's been so long... ;)
I walk but I should get a hula hoop.
Hi, Rebecca,
LOVE the HULA HOOPING!!! Now this Is THE MOST unusual exercise I have see today! And it looks fun and to BURN that many calories! EXCELLENT.
What gorgeous hiking pics. I did a bit over the holidays in western Illinois.. It was so beautiful even in the snow. Talk about a workout?! LOL.
How great that you line dance a few hours a week. I LOVE how active you are. That's why you look so great!
Activity is SO important.
Thanks for sharing your fun workout with us!
Love all your choices of exercise, although I can't see me hula-hooping any time soon LOL!
Suzanne @Suzannes Tribe
As a fellow Coloradoan, I also love hiking. This is my favorite time of year for that very reason. I also mountain bike, trail run, do Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Whew!
Oh how I love hula hooping, and now I have a reason to!!!
Wow,this is great. I'm afraid those of us who write spend too much time on our...ahem.... In the fall and winter I do Muay Thai. Haven't hooped since I was a kid. Sounds like all sorts of fun.
Hi, I have nominated you for a Sunshine Award. I love your blog and I love the Moxie Writers too. I read both regularly.
Hi, I have nominated you for a Sunshine Award. I love your blog and I love the Moxie Writers too. I read both regularly.
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