1.9.23 - How to incorporate movement in your 2023 routine

The turning of the calendar is exciting and often creates a desire to clean up our routines and incorporate healthy habits into our busy lifestyles.  While the optimism of an improved quality of life is uplifting, it is often coupled with a sense of being overwhelmed as people’s lifestyles can be overbooked.  At Sprint Bike, one of our guiding principles is that exercise means different things for different people and that a 60 minute workout 4 days/week isn't always realistic.  What we believe is that individuals can make small changes day to day that create significant improvements in the health of that individual.   Examples include; parking at the far end of a parking lot to increase the distance & amount of steps you are required to take to reach your destination.  Including physical activity when interacting with the children in your life, like a game of tag or wrestling or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.  

While you wait 

• While an hour at the gym might seem impossible with your busy holiday schedule, squeezing in a ‘quick sprint’ while your coffee brews.

Time back in your calendar?

• Finding a 15 minute window for ‘the core’ workout between meetings and or prior to bedtime is an efficient way to squeeze in your daily movement.

Early wakeup

• Set the alarm clock 30 mins early on a Friday or Sunday AM and tee up a ‘set a pace’.  Monica prefers tuning into a Netflix series, while I tend to lean towards an NFL or MLB podcast. 

De-stress Strategy - take advantage!

• Upcoming presentation to an executive team or a weekend with your in-laws?  The ‘full sprint’ will increase the feel good neurotransmitters in your brain, increasing clarity and reducing stress when you embark on your high stress endeavor.

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