GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND MOVE

This would be a good blog to ready standing up or walking. Because it's all about getting off your butt and moving each day. This key Primal principle; we are meant to move frequently tending to things like our ancestors did.

They spent their days gathering food, hauling water, making and moving camp, avoiding predators, and moving.

This is different than sitting all day in an office, and running to the gym for an intense workout. The intense work-outs can be good for you if they're not chronic, and if you stay within a healthy heart rate range for your body. Back to moving daily.

I've read that sitting is the new smoking in terms of how it affects your health. Sitting too long is detrimental to your health, even if you're hitting the gym regularly.

So what do we do to keep moving when our lives demand us to be sedentary. Here are several ideas:

• Park at the end of the parking lot when you go shopping and walk in
• Take the stairs as often as you can
• Use a standing desk at work and stretch at least 10 minutes every hour
• Walk to lunch, and walk around the block during your 10 minute breaks
• ​Follow your child through the play structure after work instead of sitting and watching
• Take a long walk when you're feeling physically out of whacked and stressed
• Run across the street to get out of the crosswalk as it changes
• Walk around the mall, airport, bus terminal, car lot, shopping center when you're waiting for something
• Walk and move while you're talking on the phone
• Go to the TV to change the channel instead of using the remote
• Have walking meetings with colleagues
• Initiate a 10-minute stretch break in your office with your co-workers
• Take a quick break to do qi gong, pushups, squats or planks
• Walk quickly to hold open the door for someone

It's important to be mindful about your health as you go through your day. Check in with your body and see how it's feeling and what needs tending to. Remember to breathe deeply as we can clench up and minimize breathing when we are super focused or stressed about work.

How many creative ways can you find to bring movement into your day?

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