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Howard County Recreation and Parks
Nicola Morgal
(410) 313-4718
Fax: (410) 313-4646
7120 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, Maryland
21046
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Fitness Tips
Here are a few tips to help you lead a healthier lifestyle and to improve your overall fitness.
This month's featured articles:
Muscle Soreness
Handout: Muscle Soreness
Calorie Burners
Handout: Calorie Burners
The following two fitness tips are courtesy of Workouts For You
Overcoming Exercise Excuses
Make A Splash With Water Workouts
Don't forget HCRP offers Aqua Aerobics classes for adults and seniors this summer at the Roger Carter Recreation Center.
Fun Fitness Tips To Do at Work
1. When you go to work or the mall, park your car further away than usual and allow extra time to walk to your destination.
2. Squeeze a tennis ball to help strengthen your hand and wrist.
3. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
4. Shoulder shrugs are a great way to loosen up tight muscles, repeat 5-10 times.
5. Using the phone to talk to the person down the hall?
Get up and get moving...the walk will do you good.
6. Keeps a cup of water close by, but don't forget to get up and fill it up.
Try and drink at eight glasses a day.
7. While sitting at your desk, rotate one foot to 'write' each letter of the alphabet.
8. Shoulder Rolls. Forward 10 times, backwards 10 times.
Fit Facts are taken from ACE FitnessMatters® magazine. Want more information like this delivered directly to your home? ACE FitnessMatters, a bimonthly magazine, is the source for the most accurate, up-to-date fitness information you need to live a healthy, active life. Subscribe to ACE FitnessMatters online at http://www.acefitness.org/fitnessmatters or call 1-800-825-3636.
The American Council on Exercise® of San Diego, California (ACE®) does not endorse or promote the companies, products or services that reside on this website. ACE does not receive revenue generated from any organizations that advertise on this website. Copyright 2003 American Council on Exercise. All Rights Reserved.
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