If you can't carve out a big chunk of your day for working out, try getting your exercise in smaller increments.
Just incorporate little bursts of activity throughout your day. For example, try walking just 5 or 10 minutes several times a day. It all adds up.
A pedometer can help you track your progress.
When 45 sedentary adults with hypertension met logged 10,000 steps (5 miles) over the course of a day, they experienced greater reductions in blood pressure and weight, plus improved fitness, than those who didn't meet the goal, according to a 2013 study published in the journal Psychology and Aging.
Another 2012 study measured the dangerous effect of a sedentary lifestyle. Twelve previously active volunteers, who regularly logged more than 10,000 steps a day, were asked to cut their regular walking and activity by half. After just three days, their blood sugar spiked after meals — which increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other disease.
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