7 Easy Ways to Add Exercise to Your Day!
Get Your Body Moving Now!
by Laura Putnam
Laura Putnam
CEO Motion Infusion
It’s easy to get your body moving now! In my previous article, I talked about the amazing health benefits that you can achieve by simply moving your body!
Following are 7 simple ways to add exercise to your day. Each of these seemingly insignificant movements add up. You will be amazed by how much better you feel at the end of the day and how much more productive you can be.
1. Try to move every 15 minutes and at least every 30. Imagine that you’re parked at a 30-minute meter and you have to keep getting up to refill the meter. You’ll be surprised at how quickly the time goes by.
2. Stand up every time you get a phone call (even if you stand up just to say hello). Standing up helps you to get more grounded, it’ll help you to speak more clearly and eloquently (why do you think great orators always stand up when they’re giving their speeches?)—and it’ll get you moving.
3. Stop sending emails to colleagues who are around the corner. Instead, get up and tell them in person.
4. Stand up and do cross-body exercises. Sounds weird, but, according to Paul Dennison, founder of “Brain Gym,” movements where you cross the right over the left side of the body (and vice versa) help to connect the right and left sides of your brain! So, you’ll be able to think with both the logical and creative sides of your brain.
One exercise to try is the “cross crawl:” stand up, lift up your left foot and meanwhile reach down to touch your foot with your right hand. Keep switching sides.
5. Give away your chair and sit on a ball. An unstable surface keeps you moving all day—and it helps you to strengthen your core. Plus, a ball keeps you sitting upright. It’s literally impossible to “slouch” when you’re sitting on a ball.
6. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. OK, yeah, this is an old one, but it’s still a good one.
7. Take exercise breaks from the computer. Stretch your wrists, fingers, forearms. Also, give your eyes a break. Do “tracking” exercises: look from side to side, up and down without moving your head. These exercises help you to use both eyes equally.
Remember, it just takes a little exercise to make a huge impact! Keep Moving!
Laura Putnam, is founder and CEO of San Francisco based Motion Infusion, an organizational consulting and wellness company. She provides training on learning, leadership, human performance improvement and well being. Laura utilizes a movement-based approach to facilitate learning and promote wellness. To learn more, please visit her website, MotionInfusion.
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