Stand up and sit down 10 times right now.
It's okay, I'll wait.
You see, exercise doesn't have to be reserved for organised activities at a designated time of the day. Moments in your day are perfect pockets to do something that adds up over time, like standing up and sitting back down – even better if you're sitting on the floor (even weirder if you're doing this at work).
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Standing up and sitting down is basically a squat movement and activates the muscles in your lower body and gets multiple joints moving. This is also a functional exercise as it replicates movement patterns you would do in everyday life.
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Microwave moments.
This is a pocket of time where staring intently at a spinning inanimate object can be replaced with something more productive, like a push-up. Place your hands on the edge of the kitchen bench about shoulder distance apart, shuffle your feet a little behind you so your body is on an angle and now bend and straighten your arms. Boom – you've completed a set of push-ups while your microwave rice heats up.
