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"**Why is every Monday this year like January 1? Find out here.**  If you need some winter exercise motivation, check out today&amp;#039;s tip from the experts at the Healthy Mondays campaign:  Regular physical activity benefits every part of your body and can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and more. While it&amp;#039;s recommended that adults engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity each week, every bit is better than nothing! Start strong this week by adding activity whenever possible. It can be as simple as walking while on the phone, parking at the end of the lot, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Write down this week&amp;#039;s moves and think of ways to build on them. The Monday folks initiated Move It Monday to help encourage people to get a running start (pun intended) to the week, and here are 3 other suggestions to help you get more active:  Too busy to actually go to the gym? SqueezeItIn.com is a great website to check out for inspiration &amp;quot;squeezing in&amp;quot; exercise to any part of your day. Viewing the Grocery Glutes and Va-Va-Va Vacuum videos shows you that you really can turn just about any activity into an opportunity for added fitness.  To up your weekly stair-climbing (30 minutes of walking up stairs burns about 272 calories!), download the free Monumental app. It pushes you to seek out real stairs to then climb virtual monuments. It&amp;#039;s a fun twist on an otherwise boring (but effective) activity.  If you&amp;#039;re a pen and paper kind of gal who prefers jotting down your progress, pick up the The Ultimate Workout Log (the updated Fourth Edition was just released earlier this month). This Spiral bound notebook helps you keep detailed notes from each of your workouts. Sometimes, seeing your improvements will help you stay motivated and inspired week by week. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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