The act of ‘doing more’ helps you to increase the number of calories you are expending (without trying…) and can also help you to actively recover from high-intensity training, train the breath and posture (which can be affected by sitting), and encourage better lymphatic drainage and relaxation.
In my experience, simply walking more and doing more general activity helps to reduce rates of injury and drastically improves posture. This makes sense because in ‘real world’ situations we move through different planes of movement, on different surfaces, and we are simply on our feet much more than we usually are in our modern, sedentary lives. In short, by moving around more we are living closer to the way we have evolved to be.
A great strategy is to use a pedometer and see how much you are moving. Think about ways you could gently increase activity.
Try standing up when working, parking further away from your destination, using stairs instead of the elevator, and going for a walk every day.
Get 7500 steps every day
From Carb-Appropriate 101 by Cliff Harvey PhD
Carb-Appropriate 101 gives you 101 daily tips to help you achieve the energy, health & performance you deserve. It includes daily tips for nutrition, movement, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, sleep, stress-reduction, and more! These tips are some of the themes that Cliff has written and spoken about over his decades in practice, in ‘bite-sized’ mini-articles.
Read the book from cover-to-cover, applying a tip a day, or simply open the book to any page to find a valuable health and performance tip to help you feel and perform at your very best.
