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What do I do if I'm already active but am getting bored?

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Sarah Alligood, MPH, RD
International Food Information Council Foundation
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<span>Sarah Alligood is a registered dietitian specializing in nutrition communications. She has always loved food and cooking and operated by the principle that food is just as much a pleasure as a necessity.  Sarah recently moved from North Carolina to Washington, DC where she works at the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation <font><span>(<a>www.ific.org</a>). </span></font>IFIC is a nonprofit organization that communicates science-based information on food safety and nutrition to the media, health professionals, and others that come into contact with consumers.  At IFIC, Sarah monitors the ever-evolving nutrition communications environment and analyzes how this environment influences the decisions that people make when it comes to food and health.  She has also authored several articles on nutrition topics and delivered presentations to a variety of audiences ranging from preschoolers to college students to professionals.  Sarah is an active member of the American Dietetic Association and the Society for Nutrition Education.  She earned her Master of Public Health in Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has diverse experience in the food and nutrition arena from the Stanford University Dining Services in Palo Alto, CA, to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC, and Piedmont Health Services WIC clinic in Prospect Hill, NC.  Sarah also performed with a modern dance company in college and has recently dusted off her dancing shoes. </span>

What do I do if I'm already active but am getting bored?

 

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Host: What do I do if Im already active, but I am getting bored?

Sarah Alligood: If you are getting bored with your physical activity, there is a lot of things you can do to change it up a little bit, make it a little bit more fun. One example would be to include a friend with your workout. If you usually do it by yourself, ask your friend to come with you so you so will have someone to talk to and maybe even do something like sports, so that you just feel like you are having a good time. You could change up the time of the day when you work out, you can do it in the afternoon if you are used to doing it in the morning maybe including music; that might be able to help. Also, its important to keep in mind that even though you might not be getting bored your body might be getting bored and its important to give your body a challenge. So if you are used to running on the treadmill and you usually do the same pace with the same interval everyday, switch it up a little bit and give your body a challenge, that way you will never get bored with your routine.

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