The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Keeping Fit All Year Round

It was easy conjuring up the decision to make positive changes to your health and fitness, but girls, let’s just admit it, generating the motivation to see those changes through and making it a reality is significantly harder than we thought. On a serious note, between busy schedules, crazy workload and becoming a girl boss, working out doesn’t always make the cut or we’re just plain lazy. Here are some tips on making the maximum difference with minimal effort.

Squat - squat

The squat is the innate resting position for the human being. Sitting on chairs from an early age of 3/4 years, we gradually lose our ability to sit in a squat. The squat not only keeps our hips flexible but also lines up our digestive system for bowel movements. One of the best things you can do to make sure that you’re not getting your hips replaced in a few years is to get your squat back (you can save some bucks there). This requires spending three minutes a day sitting in the squat position. Heels must be in contact with the floor, feet facing forward and your knees should be wider apart than your feet.

Stand instead of sit

Think of the stereotypical posture of an elderly person, that’s where we’re heading to if we spend so much time just seated. We have around 300 joints and 800 muscles in our bodies and sitting on a chair repeatedly freezes our spine in a flexed position. So, it is okay to stand in a train or in the pub on a Friday night girls.

Watch television

Some binge-watching is in stores this year as there are a lot of series coming up. Old and new ones, but how are you planning to watch them? Slumped on a sofa, only later to complain about how terrible your posture has become. Repeated sofa slouching puts pressure on the same vertebrae, forcing your spine into a curved shape. This shrinks the space in which your lungs allow you to breathe. How about a few floor stretches that can help you reverse some of the tightness that you have picked up over the years, without interrupting your TV-time?

Sit cross-legged

This is the classic position most yoga classes start in and the one all kids innately adopt. Don’t forget to switch sides.

Pancake

Start seated on the floor, put your legs out in front of you and out as wide as you can. If you feel you’re falling backwards, stack up some of your favourite books to make it easier.

Front lying

This one does exactly what it says on the tin. Lie on your front and prop yourself up on your elbow.

Stay in bed

This is by far the best. Here’s a fact for you, repeated sedentary behaviour blocks fat-burning enzymes, stopping you from losing excess weight easily. The best things about beds is that they are super comfortable and easily accessible.To use your bed to improve your leg flexibility, start by sitting in the middle of the bed with your feet as wide as they can go over the edges and hold. Imagine you’re going into the splits. Spend a few minutes every night trying out some stretches on the bed and see the difference.

Motivated a little? Will you be trying these out ? Comment below and let us know.

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