Movement Ideas at Home

  • Walk your dog
  • Get off the couch to change the channel on the television
  • Do crunches during commercial breaks
  • Biceps curl with grapefruits, cantaloupe, watermelons, pumpkins, etc.
  • Clean the house regularly
  • Gardening/landscape in your yard
  • Stationary cycle, row or move as you watch television
  • Switch your video games from passive to active
  • If you have stairs, use the restroom on the second floor
  • Play with your kids at the local park
  • Ride your bike whereever possible
  • Walk around the room during commercials
  • Walk briskly around the house to make sure the doors are locked at night
  • Go for a hike if the mountains are close
  • Do heel raises while cooking and brushing teeth
  • Do some vertical wall push-ups before you shower
  • Perform some partial squats during commercial breaks
  • Dance to music while you clean and while you cook
  • Do a few jumping jacks while waiting for dinner to cook
  • Take some movement breaks while reading or studying at home
  • Take a walk when you get up in the morning
  • Walk your children to school, if you can
  • Everyone at the dinner table helps clear and clean
  • Mow the lawn with a push mower
  • Jog with the stroller
  • Bring in groceries one bag at a time
  • Push-ups at the kitchen counter
  • Do leg lifts on the couch
  • Hopscotch in the kitchen on the tiles