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VISN 8 MOVE and MOVEmployee - Exercise
Exercise
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Exercise comes in many forms and with some effort you can accomplish your fitness goals. Here you will find tips for success and links to identify a method that will fit into your lifestyle. There are a variety of exercises to help you maintain your health and fitness. Examples include: building up your endurance, strengthening your muscles, improving your balance and stretching.
| Exercise Type |
Benefit |
Exercise Examples |
| Endurance |
These exercises increase your ability to use oxygen. |
Walking, jogging, hiking, running, swimming, biking |
| Strength |
Improves your muscles' ability to do everyday tasks. |
Using weights such as dumbbells, or household items like cans of soup or gallons of milk. |
| Balance |
Improves your stability and decreases your risk for falls. |
Try standing on one foot without holding on for support. Yoga also improves balance. |
| Stretching |
Improving your flexibility will help you to move more freely. |
Stretch after exercise, or when convenient for you. Never stretch so far that it hurts. |
Here are a few links to help you individualize your exercise routine:
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The following links are not on the Department of Veterans Affairs website.
VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any of the links listed below.
- Shape Up - Tips on getting started, 10,000 step program, and a free monthly on-line newsletter.
- InteliHealth - Desk exercises, exercise and injury prevention, and a body mass index calculator.
- Exercise Guide - Getting started, Total Body strength for beginners, and fitness myths.
- JustMove - From the American Hospital Association, has health facts, and an exercise diary and tips.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: January 31, 2008 |
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