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Everybody’s doing more walking this year. For a while, it was about the only outdoor exercise you could get. If you’ve walked in your neighborhood once or twice a day since last spring, you’re probably tired of the same trees, the same dogs, and the same landmarks.
Vary Your Walking Routine
Here are a few ideas to make your walking practice a little more interesting.
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Pick a “park of the day.” Drive to a different park each day of the week and get in your steps with varied surroundings. Or use an unfamiliar neighborhood in lieu of a park.
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Take a “progressive walk.” Drive to a location, walk five to 20 minutes there, then pick another walking spot. Make as few or as many stops as you like.
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Trade walks with friends. Go to their house and do their routine walk while they come to your neighborhood and do yours.
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Share walks with friends. This works with any of the three ideas mentioned above. Just be sure to maintain your social distancing!
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Do some intervals. This one’s for those who want to inject a more vigorous workout into their regular strolls. Walk at a normal pace for five minutes, speed walk for the next five then slow to an amble for the five after that.
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Keep a walking journal. Record time of day, what route you followed, how long it took. Take note of the weather and the wind speed and direction. Write down how you felt and whether you noticed anything out of the ordinary.
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Take a few pictures. Pick something new each day or take the same shot – a tree, the western sky – and observe how it changes over time. It makes a nice companion to your walking journal.
If it’s time to start walking home to a new residence, take a good look at Kruseway Commons, our Lake Oswego apartments that boast one of the finest landscapes in the suburbs of metropolitan Portland. There are shopping and restaurants close enough to add variety to your walks. Enjoy the clubhouse, fitness center, hot tub, sauna, pool and spa, and the vaulted ceilings and fireplaces in the units. Take a virtual tour or just call (844) 222-2681 to discover your new home.
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One of the main causes of dry skin in the winter is the lack of moisture in the air. The cold and dry days that are common during low humidity seasons – along with indoor heating can cause flaky patches or cracked skin. This is also when itchy red patches of skin that are common with eczema can flair up. Summer isn't the only time to stay hydrated. Drinking plenty of water is a great idea during the fall and winter months also.
Easy Ways to Fight Dry Skin
If you already see the signs of winter skin dryness, here are 3 tips to help maintain body moisture and keep your skin healthy and soft during the winter.
1. Avoid hot showers and long baths
A hot shower to break the morning chill or a long soak in a hot tub of water to relax you at night may sound great, but hot showers and long baths are two of the main contributors to dry skin in the winter. Both of these can strip the protective coating of natural oils from your skin, leaving you with alligator-like skin texture.
In winter, use warm water, not hot water for showering and bathing. Keep these water cleanings to under 10 minutes. Follow up with a pat dry and a hydrating body moisturizer with nutrient-dense natural ingredients like coconut oil, avocado oil, or Shea Butter.
2. Use a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser
Avoid using a body and facial wash with excessive surfactants that increase foaming and lather in cleansers. They also attract both oil and water away from your skin. Avoid harsh, antibacterial washes or soaps unless you have a dermatological need. Even deodorant soaps contain stronger detergents that can remove the natural oils from your skin – leaving it more sensitive to the drying effects of the winter air.
Switch to a fragrance body wash that is gentle on the skin and does not strip the body of its natural protective oils. The organic products with simple ingredients are a better choice for winter months. Make sure you rinse all the soap from your body before drying.
3. Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids
If you want healthy skin, you must feed it well with foods that are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids such as salmon, mackerel, flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, and anchovies. According to WebMD:
"Among the most important to having healthy skin, she says, are foods containing the powerful antioxidant known as lycopene…the best sources include tomato products, guava, watermelon, and red papaya. Other important skin foods to include in your diet, she says are sweet potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries."
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While the Lake Oswego community at Kruseway Commons has access to exceptional health and wellness amenities, including free weights, a heated pool, sauna, hot tub, and fitness center, many residents are also looking to inject a bit of excitement into their winter workout routines. Look for a heart-pumping, fat-burning, music-loving workout that you can do at home; then translate all those moves to the dance floor at upcoming holiday parties!
Top 3 Trending Home Workouts
Cize ‒ Insane Fitness and Hip-Hop Routine
Dance is an excellent form of exercise, and the Cize routine combines contemporary, hip-hop moves with a serious cardiac workout. Invented by Shaun T., creator to the power-packed INSANITY workout videos, Cize comes packed in a three-video workout routine to take you from beginner to advanced ‒ along with a nutrition plan to help you reach your weight loss goals.
Cize is a total body workout of every muscle group with intense cardio, fun and rhythmic dance moves, all performed to the same urban beats you would hear at most dance nightclubs.
Country Heat ‒ Exercise While Line Dancing
You will be hard-pressed to visit a dance club and not have multiple line dance songs get everyone up and stepping in synchronized movement. Country Heat takes the best of both worlds, country music and line dancing ‒ to create a dance and fitness workout that is low impact but packs a powerful punch of fun. If you prefer not to endure a punishing workout routing, then Country Heat is marketed to help clients lose weight by line dancing for 30 minutes per day.
Country Heat, which features easy-to-learn choreography in which you learn two moves at a time before progressing, is a high-energy, low-impact routine ‒ perfect for those with joint issues or who simply love country line dancing.
Zumba ‒ Why It’s Still Popular
Zumba isn’t new. This is a popular dance/exercise program that is set to Brazilian music and features dance moves from favorite Latin American countries, including samba, flamenco, mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa, and more. It is still extremely popular with millennial moms and women of an average age of 34. You can find Zumba DVDs sold online or free follow-along classes on the internet. But nothing beats taking a Zumba class for more fun and to meet other dance exercise enthusiasts.
Zumba is a high-impact, aerobics fitness program performed in intervals, from warm-up to fat-burning and cool down. According to WebMD,
Zumba involves high-impact moves like bouncing and jumping, but it can be modified to meet your needs. Talk to your doctor before joining a class if you have been inactive, have any medical issues, or take any medicines, just to make sure Zumba is right for you.
As with any indoor workout routine, always consider your neighbors! If you're looking to settle down in the highly desirable Portland, Oregon, community of Lake Oswego, contact us at Kruseway Commons to schedule a visit and learn about availability.
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