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7-Day Desk Worker Exercise Plan for Busy Professionals
If you spend most of your working day sitting, the problem may not be knowing that you should move more. The harder part is figuring out how to make movement happen when your calendar is full, meetings run long, and exercise keeps getting pushed to later. The 7-Day Desk Worker Reset is a practical action guide from 1%…
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How to Choose the Best Shoes for Daily Walking
Introduction If walking is becoming part of your daily routine, your shoes matter. Maybe you’re walking during lunch. Taking a 10-minute walk after dinner. Walking to work. Trying to increase your daily steps. Or simply spending more time on your feet. You don’t necessarily need expensive or highly technical footwear. But you do want shoes…
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Walking Pad While Working: Benefits, Drawbacks and How to Use One Safely
Introduction Imagine answering emails while walking. Joining a meeting while getting some steps. Or finishing your workday and realizing you spent part of it moving instead of sitting. That’s the appeal of using a walking pad while working. For people who work long hours behind a computer—especially those working from home—a walking pad can create another…
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How to Stay Active With an Office Job: 12 Realistic Strategies
Introduction You know you should move more. But there’s a problem. Your job requires you to sit. You commute to the office. Sit at your desk. Attend meetings. Answer emails. Work on projects. Then commute home. By the end of the day, you’ve spent hours sitting and may have very little energy left for exercise.…
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10 Simple Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk
Introduction You’ve been sitting at your desk for hours. Your next meeting starts soon. Your inbox is full. And going to the gym in the middle of the workday isn’t exactly realistic. But movement doesn’t always require a workout. There are simple exercises you can do at or beside your desk in just a few…
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Walking During Your Lunch Break: Is It Worth It?
Introduction Your lunch break might be one of the easiest opportunities to move more during a busy workday. You don’t need to change into workout clothes. You don’t need a gym. And you don’t need to spend your entire break exercising. Simply eating lunch and then going for a short walk can turn part of…
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How to Start Exercising When You’re Out of Shape: A Beginner’s Guide
Introduction Maybe you haven’t exercised in years. Walking up a flight of stairs leaves you breathing harder than you’d like. A short workout feels intimidating. And when you look online for advice, you’re surrounded by people running marathons, lifting heavy weights and completing intense workouts. It can make starting feel impossible. But here’s something important…
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How to Move More While Working From Home: 12 Simple Ways
Introduction Working from home has many advantages. No commute. More flexibility. A kitchen nearby. The ability to work in comfortable clothes. But there’s one downside that’s easy to overlook: You may move much less. When you work in an office, movement often happens automatically. You walk from the car park or train station. You walk…
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How to Exercise With a Desk Job: A Realistic Guide for Busy Professionals
Introduction Working at a desk can make staying active surprisingly difficult. You sit while answering emails. You sit during meetings. You sit while eating lunch. Then, after spending most of the day working, you may feel too tired or busy to exercise. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. The good news is that having…
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Grow Older With Strength, Not Fear
Introduction Getting older is something none of us can avoid. Every year brings another birthday. Another chapter. Another season of life. For some people, those birthdays are accompanied by worry. “Will I still be able to travel?” “Will I lose my independence?” “Will I still be able to keep up with my family?” These are…