Little things add up...

Physical wellness is about more than just hitting the gym daily and clean eating.  Total Body Wellness is actually much, much more...but today we're going to focus strictly on physical wellness. 

Hours of commercial programming are filled with infomercials for P90X, the RACK, and Insanity workouts.  These are  60 - 90 minute high intensity exercise programs.  For some they work great, others they work terribly...but this isn't germane to the discussion.  What I'm getting at is that the fitness industry is centered around high intensity, long duration, frequent exercise - which is great.  But...there's more to it than just 60 - 90 minutes a day. 

Physical wellness is more holistic, it's about taking a step back and looking at your entire physical life.  It's about taking the stairs not the elevator, parking on the far end and walking, carrying your luggage not rolling it.  Physical wellness isn't a task, it's a mindset.

When you need to speak with a coworker, do you get up and walk to their office?  No?  Start.

When you buy your groceries, do you carry them from the store rather than cart them to the car?  No? Start.

Changing your mindset will change your wellness.  Consider the typical lunch hour - perhaps eating a bagged lunch or eating out, reading the news, or chatting with co-workers...for an hour.  It just doesn't take 60 minutes to eat a sandwich.  Try this:  Walk for 20 minutes, close your eyes (in your office or your car) for 20 minutes, and eat for 20 minutes.  The perfect use of time.  You're exercising, resting, and replenishing.

Altering your mindset is challenging so start easy.  Make the decision to skip elevators and escalators, and to walk for 20 or 30 minutes at lunch.  Set a reminder on your phone or in your calendar. 

The little things will add up.

--Fit2You Fitness
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