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am I too inactive?
I guess this should be titled 'i think i'm too inactive' ....
i'm 14 (a girl), and the only exercise i do is pilates once a week for an hour. my school is a good two boroughs away (i live in ny) so it makes it difficult to commute back home in the dark two hours after school ends- plus my parents are uncomfortable with that as well.
i've just never really been that into sports but i always try and push myself into doing something active- two years ago i took ballet, a year ago i took swimming, but i ended up dropping both of them because i ended up disliking ballet, and i began getting dizzy in the pool.
i know this sounds like a little girl's dream, but I've always loved, and wanted to figure skate- the thing is that the coaches in the place that is the closest to my house are expensive for only half an hour. Even if i did that, that's only half an hour of exercise more a week and probably wouldn't make me feel much different, right?
does anyone have any suggestions as to how to become more active (please bear in mind i live in the city and can't go for elaborate bike rides, and it's too cold to go running- at least right now)
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Well the simple answer is we can never be too active so there is always some we can do close to home to keep our blood flowing and our activity up. Granted when it gets warms, it would be excellent to start running, it's the perfect way to build strength and the more you do the better you get at it. But because it's cold right now where I live too, I absolutely understand the need to find things to do to keep active. And I think it's excellent that you do pilates once a week but how about more than that at home? You learn the moves in your class so you can practice them at home, and there are also tons of instructional books and DVDs to guide you. Another great option is yoga, it's a great way to keep the body alert. And if your parents are supportive and want to also take part in exercise, then a treadmill is an awesome way to have running right in your home. They are slightly pricey but at the same time they have a good life span. It's great that you want to keep healthy,I'm sure you'll find a great outlet
GOOD LUCK!!!
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