12
healthy
habits
-
12
полезных
привычек
New
habit: Wear
casual
clothes
whenever
possible.
The
skinny: No,
this
is
not a
joke.
Researchers
at
the
University
of
Wisconsin-La
Crosse
conducted
a
study
for
the
American
Council
on
Exercise
that
showed
wearing
jeans
and
other
casual
clothing
to
work
resulted
in an
8
percent
increase
in
physical
activity
and
nearly
500
more
steps
compared
to
more
formal
attire
days.
Those
casual
Fridays
and
Mondays,
Tuesdays,
Wednesdays
and
Thursdays
translated
to an
extra
25
calories
burned
per
day,
too.
If
that
seems
frivolous,
consider
the
extrapolation
from
the
exercise
scientist:
Wearing
casual
clothing
every
day
for
50
weeks
of
work
translates
into
burning
an
additional
125
calories
per
week
and
6,250
calories
per
year.
Considering
you
must
burn
3,500
calories
to
lose
one
pound,
the
added
activity
from
casual
clothing
workdays
could
potentially
offset
the
average
weight
gain
of
0.4
to
1.8
pounds
annually.
Action
steps: Make
sure
whatever
clothes
you
wear
most
days
are
comfortable
and
conducive
to
movement.
You
might
also
look
for
ways
to
add
steps
to
your
day,
such
as
getting
up to
ask
questions
of
co-workers
rather
than
e-mailing
or
scheduling
active
get-togethers
with
friends
rather
than
sharing
a
meal.
The
truly
step-serious
would
do
well
to
invest
in a
pedometer
(you
can
get a
good
one
for
as
little
as
$20).
If
you
can
work
up to
10,000
steps
daily,
you
will
be
doing
yourself
a
healthy
turn.
The
typical
American
logs
about
6,000
steps
per
day
and
sedentary
individuals
record
about
3,000
steps.
