What You Need to Know-Week of June 27th
June 27, 2022
The most important weekly updates for you to keep your community healthy
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In this Update:
1. Urgent Updates: COVID-19 Metric
2. Information You Need: Tips for staying active!
1. Urgent Updates: COVID-19 Metrics
See breakdown of vaccination by Arizona counties
See updated vaccine information and data in Arizona
2. Information You Need: Tips for staying active!
With long to-do lists and busy calendars, moving your body and remembering to stay active throughout the week can be a very difficult task! Here are some ideas for ways to incorporate a physical activity routine:
- Don’t think of this as “exercise.” There are many ways to move your body besides doing an obvious exercise routine, and they are all equally valid ways to be more active. For example, put on some music and clean your house with a dancing beat, park at the far end of the parking lot and walk further for your errands, take a break from your desk and stretch or jog in place for 3 minutes on every hour, even have a pillow fight or water fight with the kiddos or friends.
- If consistency and routine helps you, schedule movement time for yourself. If you want to just try adding in little 5-minute movement challenges for yourself throughout the day, that works, too. Whatever you do try, decide to make it intentional rather than relying on memory.
- Be realistic – this isn’t about pushing yourself. Five minutes every day for a month is better than 30 minutes one time that left you exhausted, sore, or unhappy!
- Start gradually and listen to your body. Not only is it easier to remember to add one new habit rather than trying to do a dozen things, it is easier on your body to get used to one new activity at a time.
- And finally, if you have health concerns, be sure to consult a health professional before undertaking a strenuous exercise routine.
If you would like to learn more about this and other topics related to COVID-19 in Arizona, please complete next week’s AZCOVIDTXT survey that you will receive via text in about a week.