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Incorporate some exercise into your Ikea shopping with some orienteering around the aisles with power walking to find your way out.

After deciding last minute that I needed to spend a relaxing Sunday morning with thousands of other shoppers I headed for Ikea, the only place on a Sunday morning where extremely focused people are out shopping.

If you’er looking to incorporate some shopping and a work out, give yourself 20 minutes to get to the check outs, keep a brisk power walking pace. In this time you will cover at least 3km in the meandering cascade of Sweedish lifestyle designer sets. You will have to try numerous combinations of exit strategies to find your way out but don’t cheat by using

For an added core work out, fill the flat bed trolly with some book cases and navigate the trolly around the thousands of shoppers, be careful to miss the cuddly toys and the not to be missed designer plant holders.

Remember to brace your core by drawing in from below your belly button to your spine.

Also try out trying to find your car in the car park, jogging aisle by aisle.

So throw in a little incidental exercise into the mix with your Ikea shopping experience but do not forget to power walk.

Yarra Council has introduces a new Personal Trainer Local Law for commercial fitness operators operating in parks across Abbotsford, Clifton Hill, Fairfield, Fitzroy North, Fitzroy, Richmond, Carlton North and Richmond.
Further details can be viewed in our Yarra Council personal trainer permit update.

It’s great to see that after getting an exceptional response from the public, the media and commercial fitness operators we now have a much need local law for any personal Trainer or commercial fitness operators in the City of Yarra.

Unusual Exercise #5 The 50m sprint to your car to catch the number plate of a hit & run vehicle, while being a victim of the incident.
I noticed at boot camp this morning, a person hit one of our clients car as they were attempted to leave the carpark.

Well the person did a U turn and made a hasty getaway as we ran after the car on foot to retrieve the number plate. The damage: a few deep gauges to the bumper bar and a not very impressed Fitmate as she had only just recently purchased the car.

if you’re looking for other unusual exercises involving running, try running through dangerous neighbourhoods

So with people having a relaxed approach to other peoples property, I’m sure if the timing is right, there will be opportunities for your own unusual 50-100 meter exercise sprint.

When it comes to exercise & dogs, it’s hard to involve both parties so here are some ideas to help you exercise with your dog and improve your fitness.

1.Sprint based interval training, dogs love to chase sticks, balls etc so race your dog to retrieve the ball then jog back to the start, repeat 3 -4 times

2.Movers & Shakers, while holding the ball high in the air, side step to the left, to the right, move forwards and backwards continuously.
You are the mover while your dog is the shaker, after 2 minutes hand the ball/toy to your dog and swap roles.

3.Walking/jogging with your dog, the harnesses available now give you the freedom to attach your dog to a waist harness while maintaining a full range of movement.

4.While walking/jogging around an oval or field, stop, throw the ball, perform squats or lunges until your dog returns, next throw the ball and run in the opposite direction until your dog catches up with you, repeat the full sequence.

5.Try an outdoor group exercise class, it’s not as scary as you may think.

Remember to warm up thoroughly beforehand and consult medical advise when engaging in any rigorous exercise.

So it’s not as hard as you think, with these simple ideas to exercise with your dog, you will improve your fitness & give your dog a work out as well.

After a recent trip to Italy, I was impressed by the locals who showed that you are never too old to exercise.
While there I managed to take some fantastic sneaky video footage of retiree’s enjoying their early morning exercise in the Dolomites.

Check it out and be inspired!
Another very inspiring person is 83 year old Bette Calman who still teaches yoga.

While we all have excused not too exercise, “too tired”, “too unfit”, these spritely 70 year olds show that age is no barrier to keeping healthy and fit, so make a start today, you are never too old to exercise.