{"id":597,"date":"2018-01-02T07:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=597"},"modified":"2018-01-04T08:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T08:02:21","slug":"how-to-stay-motivated-to-exercise-in-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=597","title":{"rendered":"How To Stay Motivated To Exercise In The Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>WASHINGTON \u2014 It can be tough to motivate yourself to go outside to exercise during the winter months \u2014 it\u2019s cold, it gets dark early, and there could be snow or ice on the ground. But Sally Squires, who writes the Lean Plate Club\u2122 blog, has some tips to help keep your winter workout routine going safely.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of studies done throughout the world and in various age groups, from kids to the elderly, show that we tend to be a lot more sedentary in the winter than in the summer. We watch more television, for example. But physical activity is important for maintaining good health, and for things like cognitive function, better sleep, less appetite, etc. There are things that can help keep us active in the winter:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Have an exercise or workout partner<br \/>\n\u2022 Use the right equipment and clothes<br \/>\n\u2022 Stay hydrated<br \/>\n\u2022 Sign up for a new class or activity<\/p>\n<p>You can also make a commitment or get one of the growing numbers of apps that will pay you \u2014 yes, you read that correctly \u2014 to work out.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/health-fitness\/2018\/01\/how-to-stay-motivated-exercise\/\">Washington Top News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 It can be tough to motivate yourself to go outside to exercise during the winter months \u2014 it\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,5,6,3],"tags":[12,10,14,11,9],"class_list":["post-597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acupuncture","category-alternative-medicine","category-exercise","category-nutrition","category-vitamins-supplements","tag-acupuncture","tag-alternative-medicine","tag-exercise","tag-nutrition","tag-vitamins-supplements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}