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Be Your PerPetual Motion Machine!
“Where most health experts say that exercise is a cornerstone of optimal wellbeing, many argue that motion should be the true goal.”
When people hear exercise, they tend to think of structured programs and routines like hitting the gym lifting weights, or going for a run. While they should be a part of your Habits of Health, they shouldn’t be the only movement that you do each day..
To thrive, we need to be in motion throughout our day. Even if your job has you sitting at your desk for several hours at a time, you can optimize your lifestyle so that you can give your body the motion it needs. Sometimes this means getting a standing desk or taking phone calls while you’re on a walk. At home, this means trading television time for yoga or another active hobby.
When we limit our Habits of Healthy Motion to scheduled windows of activity, we miss out on hundreds of opportunities to burn more calories throughout the day. Worse yet, we start to lose the battle against a “sedentary lifestyle! Many medical experts have gone as far as to say that a “sedentary lifestyle” is “sitting is the new smoking!”
We call this the NEAT System, and you can learn more about it in Dr. A’s Habits of Health, but the big takeaway should be this:.” To thrive, we need to be in motion throughout our day. Even if your job has you sitting at your desk for several hours at a time, you can optimize your lifestyle so that you can give your body the motion it needs. Sometimes this means getting a standing desk or taking phone calls while you’re on a walk. At home, this means trading television time for yoga or another active hobby.
Track an average day in your life. How much time do you spend sitting? If you find that you are seated for long periods of time get up and move. Sometimes it is helpful for me to set an alarm on my phone to get up and move a little. Other normal NEAT activities would be parking further away in the parking lot, take the stairs instead of the elevator. Baby steps wins the race! One small micro habit at a time.
Will you be a perpetual motion machine?