Any guesses?!?
It boosts energy, relieves stress, improves mood, and protects against most chronic illnesses.
It’s something that anyone can do for free.
(okay, you’ve probably got it by now….)
It’s MOVEMENT! 💃🏃♀️🤸♀️
Whether you want to squeeze in some crunches and jumping jacks before work, desk stretches mid-morning, or a walk after lunch…
Moving your body is one of the best ways to improve and optimize your health.
Drop me a comment if you needed this nudge!
👀 Did you know…
That your skin is the largest detoxification organ in your body!
Even though sweat is almost entirely water, studies have found that some toxins—including heavy metals and bisphenol A (BPA)—are excreted in sweat.
Here are 3 simple ways to support detoxification through the skin:
1️⃣ Sauna
2️⃣ Exercise
3️⃣ Dry Skin Brushing
The first 2 help you sweat, while the last unclogs pores and sloughs off dead skin cells.
Isn’t it fun how all the body systems actually work together?
Kuan WH, Chen YL, Liu CL. Excretion of Ni, Pb, Cu, As, and Hg in Sweat under Two Sweating Conditions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(7):4323. [link]
Genuis SJ, Beesoon S, Birkholz D, Lobo RA. Human excretion of bisphenol A: blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) study. J Environ Public Health. 2012. [link]
Want a bigger brain?
A new study out of Washington University School of Medicine found that more physical activity correlated with larger brain size in healthy adults 🧠
This was based on MRI brain scans of 10,125 men and women (average age 53). The more days they exercised, the larger their brains were in key areas.
Most of the study participants exercised 4 days per week, but the researchers said that even small amounts of exercise (like walking 4000 steps per day) were beneficial.
We don’t always see the results of our efforts immediately, but taking care of our health will pay off in the long run 👟
Raji CA, Meysami S, Hashemi S, et al. Exercise-Related Physical Activity Relates to Brain Volumes in 10,125 Individuals. J Alzheimers Dis. Published online December 7, 2023. [link]
12 Indoor Exercises to Avoid the Cold 🥶
Movement is essential to health! If you don’t want to brave the cold and don’t have a gym membership, here are some things that anybody can do in their own living room:
🔹 Jump Rope
🔹 Push-Ups
🔹 Jumping Jacks
🔹 Squats
🔹 Run in Place
🔹 Free Weights
🔹 Skip
🔹 Dance
🔹 Stretch
🔹 Shake
🔹 Yoga
🔹 Push-Ups
Health is not hard. You just have to commit.
You've got this! 🙌
Can movement shift your mindset?
For sure!
💃Break out of a mental funk by turning on some music and dancing it out
🏃 Shift negative thinking with a good workout or run
🏋️♂️ Push yourself a little extra hard to train your brain you really can change
We love to compartmentalize our health—thinking that physical health is separate from mental health—when actually they are intimately and intricately connected.
Comment below and tell me your favorite way to get moving! ⤵️