Exercise & Weight [Video]

Hello, I’m Dr. Amy Lukowski, Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Director of Health Initiatives Programs at National Jewish Health. Today I’m going to be talking to you about integrating physical activity into your everyday.

Physical activity is a major component of the energy balance. Energy balance is defined as the number of calories consumed through eating and drinking versus the calories that you expend through physical activity. What we find is that small changes make the biggest difference and tend to stick longer. So when you’re integrating physical activity into your everyday, one of the keys is to make it fun, make it enjoyable. That way it’s more likely to become part of your regular day.

There’s also ways to increase your physical activity. The first is through frequency, how many days you’re doing physical activity in a week. The second way to increase your physical activity is by the amount, …