How to Incorporate More Movement into Your Life

We all need to move more. Modern life is such that we spend large stretches of day sitting or reclining and barely burning above our basal metabolic rate. How can you move more without having to set aside 1-2 hours daily for activity?

• Park in the furthest parking spot instead of the closest
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator
• Stand whenever you can for easy tasks like reading your mail or reading the newspaper (spread out on the kitchen counter)
• Be inefficient - instead of filling your arms and taking only one trip, take several trips
• Go talk face to face with a coworker instead of sending an email

These might seem like simple things, and they are, but over the course of a week or month you might be surprised at how much more movement you get in!