Incorporating physical activity throughout the day can be more manageable than doing longer periods of exercise all at one time. Small changes add up! During our Healthy Lifestyles group, we brainstorm ways to be more active with our participants with Down syndrome. We have provided some examples in the handout accompanying this post. 

Other ideas are taking the stairs instead of the elevator, doing jumping jacks during commercial breaks, and setting reminders to take movement breaks. A ten minute walk in the morning, a three song dance break in the afternoon, and a ten minute yoga video in the evening adds up to the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity for the day! 

A PDF version of this handout can be found at this link.