Do you find that you sit around for hours and hours? Do you sit at your desk all day at work? Do you nest on the couch all day at home? Not getting up and moving around a bit can leave you feeling groggy. You will end up dragging yourself around; dragging yourself out of bed; dragging yourself off to work; dragging yourself around the house. That grogginess and dragging feeling don’t make for a good quality of life. Here are just a few steps you can take to get back to feeling happy, vibrant and healthy.

Little Steps

The first step is literally steps. Simply getting up and walking around for five minutes. Get up from your desk every hour and walk around the office or, if you are at home, take five minutes to walk around the house. I like to walk up and down a long hall between sessions, I find it very invigorating. You don’t have to go miles and miles and it’s not a race; just moving around enough to perk you up a bit.

Best Parking Spot

Skip the search for the parking space closest to the door and, instead, park farther away. Get some more walking and steps in as you make your way into the store. Again, you don’t have to jog from the car to the door, just take this as an opportunity to get more steps into your day. Do you have a Fitbit? See how many steps you can add to your day just by parking further away on that trip to the grocery store.

Stairs

Take the stairs instead of the elevator when you can, even if it’s just one flight. I was working on the 21st floor in a building in downtown Houston and the elevator broke down. To leave we had to take the stairs all the way down. That really got the blood pumping! That was a bit extreme though and you don’t have to go that far. Just skip the elevator sometimes and add to your steps by taking the stairs.

You might not have time to get to the gym everyday but these little bursts and extra steps will get your blood pumping and fuel your energy. You need to move around so you aren’t groggy and dragging. A foggy, groggy state creates a bad mindset that can make it difficult to come up with solutions.

If you do a little bit more moving around and taking action every day, it will increase your quality of life. Take a walk, take action, park at the far end of the lot, take the stairs, generally find was to squeeze in some movement and exercise. Stand sometimes instead of sitting all the time. I have a desk I can lift so I can alternate between sitting and standing while I work. Sitting is the new smoking, too much time sitting is bad and you are harming yourself. Take the initiative to walk around more every hour; get up, walk around the house or wander the halls at the office. Push yourself to get more steps into your day.

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