We know you have
many choices available today within the produce department. By featuring
the American Heart Association messaging on our packaging California Giant
delivers a heart healthy message as you make decisions in selecting nutritional
and delicious items.
California Giant actively participates in promoting fitness as part of
a healthy lifestyle. So, while you are eating our strawberries, we also
encourage and promote daily exercise as a way to continue to be well for
life. Be sure to log onto www.americanheart.org
for more important information on how you can maintain a healthy lifestyle
including proper diet and exercise.
Here are some ways you can bring / or add a fitness element to your lifestyle
as well. Taking small steps toward a healthy lifestyle can be easy, fun
and make you feel better. Join California Giant in building healthy habits.
At Home:
Go out for a walk before breakfast, after dinner or both! Start
with 5-10 minutes and work up to 30 minutes.
Walk or bike to the corner store instead of driving.
When walking, pick up the pace from leisurely to brisk. Choose
a hilly route. When watching TV, sit up instead of lying on the
sofa. Better yet, spend time pedaling on a stationary bicycle
while watching TV. Throw away your video remote control.
Instead of asking someone to bring you a drink, get it yourself.
Stand up while talking on the telephone.
Walk the dog.
Park farther away at the shopping mall and walk the extra distance.
Wear your walking shoes and sneak in an extra lap or two around the
mall
At the Office:
Walk down the hall to speak with someone rather than using the telephone.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Or get off a few floors
early and take the stairs the rest of the way.
Walk while waiting for the plane at the airport.
Stay at hotels with fitness centers or swimming pools and use them
while on business trips.
Take along a jump rope in your suitcase when you travel. Jump
and do calisthenics in your hotel room.
Participate in or start a recreation league at your company.
Form a sports team to raise money for charity events.
Walk around your building for a break during the work day or during
lunch.
At Play:
See the sights in new cities by walking, jogging or bicycling.
Make a date with a friend to enjoy your favorite physical activities.
Do them regularly.
Play your favorite music while exercising, something that motivates
you.
Dance with someone or by yourself. Take dancing lessons.
Hit the dance floor on fast numbers.
When golfing, walk instead of using a cart.
Play singles tennis or racquetball instead of doubles.
