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How to maintain long-term fitness

Asked by:Thalia

Asked on:Mar 31, 2026 07:33 PM

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  • Mary Mary

    Mar 31, 2026

      Being able to find your favorite exercise and stick to it without having to go to great lengths has been a subject of research for scientists. If you are a "couch potato" who is too lazy to move all day long, spending a lot of effort explaining the benefits of fitness to you will only make you "hate" exercise even more. In fact, in daily life, you have more opportunities to exercise than you think, but you just haven't realized it yet.

      Take advantage of every opportunity and seize the time

      Running, weightlifting, aerobics, and all group sports are great, but if you just can't get enough of it, walking around is also a good option.

      The first step is to try to record your weekly activities, separate the time you spend active and static time, and make it accurate to the minute. For example, when you answer the phone in the office, you can pace back and forth; skip the elevator and take the stairs. If the floor is too high, you can take a few elevators less and walk a few more stairs; you can walk around during commercial breaks in TV series; you can get mail or walk back and forth in the company corridor.

      Aim to burn calories

      A long-term study conducted by the Harvard University Alumni Association in the United States showed that people who burned 300 calories a day through exercise had the lowest mortality rate. This is not difficult to do!

      including the U.S. Department of Health and disease Many prevention and control centers, including healthy Organizations suggest that 30 minutes of exercise is more appropriate, which can help you burn about 210 calories a day. Even if you don't participate in "formal" sports, you can still use "guerrilla warfare" to complete your daily plans, such as watering plants, tidying up your room, walking, riding a bicycle, etc. A person weighing 75 kilograms can consume 187 calories by spending 30 minutes playing with his children, which is more than half of the recommended 300 calories. Doesn’t it sound easy at all?

      Let yourself taste the sweetness at any time

      If you taste the sweetness, you will continue to persevere. A study conducted on 100 elderly men and women showed that if a person who starts exercising sees a lot of benefits from someone who persists for 6 months, he or she will continue to exercise for at least a year. Exercise may not lower your cholesterol or shrink your waistline within a few weeks, but it can provide you with substantial rewards in the form of less stress, better feelings, and better sleep.