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yet, do a few squats or other various movment in your space. People may or may not find it weird, but who cares. If they notice you are feeling better, moving better, are happier, more productive, and best of all becoming more physically fit over time, it might encourage them to join you.</p><p id="b2ff" type="7">Think about implementing a 5 minute office break with your colleagues once, twice, or even three times a day in which you stretch and move around at your desks — I love teaching people chair yoga.</p><p id="f486">I know Wegmans, I think Target, and other stores encourage a stretch break over the intercom, bring that into your office space! help yourself by helping and encouraging positive changes for others and your work environment — heck, it might even get you noticed (hopefully in a very positive way, and if not, maybe it’s not the right place for you but that’s totally not my call to make, just saying from a human and health coach perspective a good leader and place of work is going to appreciate you and what you are trying to do.).</p><p id="7165">In this article <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434625/">Impact of a workplace ‘sit less, move more’ program on efficiency-related outcomes of office employees</a> about the results from a study performed in which they determined that “employees using [Walk@WorkSpain] W@WS, which focuses on a simple ‘sit less, move more’ message spent less time feeling limited in (i) performing their job time and scheduling demands, (ii) cognitive and interpersonal tasks, and (iii) meeting demands for quantity, quality and timeliness of completed work than their counterparts. Most importantly, differences in the percentage of time feeling limited in performing job tasks were even greater at two months follow up. As a result, employees who engaged W@WS showed consistently smaller losses in percentage of work productivity loss across program time points than employees in the comparison group.”</p><p id="d38b">This might be a weird one for you, but I have done it while waiting in a long line at the grocery store, in a restaurant at the table, at the Chiropractor's office and elsewhere, so give it a try in the comfort of your own home to start — especially as it will take practice, cop a low squat (also known as the Malasana yoga pose). Not only is it a great break from sitting in a chair or standing at a desk, but it is a wonderful hip opener that can help alleviate back pain, encourage digestion (and elimination), as well as improve posture, balance, strength and flexibility. Seriously, it’s a fantastic pose and one I love to utilize daily.</p><div id="7285" class="link-block"> <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/malasana-to-fight-constipation-benefits-and-the-right-way-to-do-it/photostory/80368463.cms"> <div> <div> <h2>Malasana to fight constipation: Benefits and the right way to do it | The Times of India</h2> <div><h3>This not only makes them feel unco

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mfortable but also leads to several health issues.</h3></div> <div><p>timesofindia.indiatimes.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*tlopT1AkZRgEp7VE)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7a1f">Another great add in, in time, is holding this squat and one leg at a time rotating the hip in and out — soooo nice! As I said though, take your time and work towards slowly accomplishing this goal — there are lots of wonderful YouTube videos on how to do so.</p><p id="0208"><b>Never just go from 0 to 100 — just like the tortoise wins the race, so too does slow and controlled movements and changes in our diet and lifestyle.</b></p><p id="820d">As always, consult with your health professional to see how you can safely start to implement healthy changes and movements into your daily life and work. We want to make small incremental movements that slowly build over time and increase your health and quality of life, not sustain injury.</p><figure id="2165"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*pYDrKUN94TRvzfnDNl7DIA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="5c06"><b><i>Important Note: </i></b><i>This and all articles are a compilation of my own life experiences, research, testament, opinion(s), etc.. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical, legal, or clinical services. Although I, the author, have personal and professional experience in the health and wellness field, including health coaching, am not a certified/licensed nutritionist or mental health professional. I, the author, am neither a medical nor mental health advisor — as with any and all recommendations, please do your own due diligence.</i></p><h2 id="4ffc">With Love, Light, and Blessings ❤</h2><h2 id="d4bf">Your Idealistic HolisticNerd ~ ❤ Mind ❤ Body ❤ Spirit/Soul ❤ ~</h2><p id="a01d"><i>(Note: Any links/books/etc. mentioned in the article are NOT affiliate links, and I do NOT earn any commission.)</i></p><h1 id="ba56">PS — Just a few tips. Please read. —</h1><p id="a1cd">Anything underlined in people’s articles/stories are links you can click on. Bold and italic are just for emphasis.</p><p id="0a0a">Also, you can comment, highlight, and <b>even clap up 50 times</b> — helping a story become more viewed/popular!</p><p id="60d1">For only $5/month or$ 50/year you can become a member and <b><i>your membership fee directly supports writers on Medium that you read </i></b><i>— </i>it changes people’s lives, including your own!</p><p id="0e5e">If you would like to sign-up, please click this <a href="https://medium.com/@HolisticNerd/membership"><b><i>link</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b>as it directly helps HolisticNerd<i> — you are awesome, thank you!</i></p><p id="5a09">Please see <a href="https://medium.com/@HolisticNerd/about"><b><i>my about page </i></b></a>for my educational background, additional info about me, and any additional disclaimers.</p></article></body>

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