I was not the laziest person in the world and I was certainly not overweight at school, however I was not athletic and had no appreciation of just how important exercise and fitness is for quality of life. I had little or no level of fitness, when I got a rude wake up call that ended me in hospital. I wish that I had made sure that I had good exercise habits before I left school and learnt to enjoy keeping fit. It is so much more difficult to start later in life.
If you have not participated in team sports at school, there are still opportunities later in life, no matter what your fitness level. If you are not into team sports there are also many choices that you can take to improve your fitness. Some are free and some may have a cost, but all will improve your health and well-being in the long run.
Obesity and diabetes are huge problems in our society. Exercise and eating well, even if you are on a budget, are important lessons that I wish that I had appreciated more. I have learnt that even 30 minutes of exercise a day is vital to your health and aiming for 10,000 steps a day can improve your health even more.
The Queensland Government has helped fund the 10000 steps program from CQUniversity in Rockhampton, which has a free app and is free to join. It helps you keep a step log and participate in challenges that will assist you in getting to 10,000 steps each day. When I first started, I found it difficult to get to 7000 steps, but I have now included a 20 minute walk in my lunch hour, and am finding that tracking my steps has kept me motivated and challenged.
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