Movement Monday

I decided to start a new series called Movement Monday. One of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health is start the week off with movement. Physically, it gives oxygen to your tissues, helps lower blood sugars, improves balance, and builds a fitter body. Mentally and emotionally, it can help with anxiety, improve mood, and build a connection to others if you smile or say hello to passersby.

When I think of movement, I don’t think it has to be a strenuous workout. While high-intensity training has its place, movement can be as simple as a 10-minute walk around the block. If you’re feeling good, you can extend it longer, and if you’re not, then head home. No judgment. It can be dancing around the kitchen while you make dinner. It can be an easy yoga flow that focuses on stretching those muscles, tendons, and ligaments that tighten up from too much sitting. 

You can buy fun new tools to inspire you to move more or you can literally throw on a comfortable pair of shoes and take a walk. You can try a fun new class if you belong to a gym or have a virtual workout app. You can do jumping jacks, squats, pushups, and planks, rotating for 30 seconds each for 10 minutes. Just MOVE. Solo, with a friend, partner or pet, it all adds up. My movement choices run the gamut from walks or running in the Park, yoga on my Peloton app, classes at the gym, jump rope, or whatever inspiration I see on social. I can be a creature of habit, so one of my goals for this year is to try new things and have more fun with it. Oooh maybe I will go back to that Rebounding class at The Ness or Trapeze School, talk about FUN!