Dr. Allan Bacon

Okay. So the community aspect. It's a community aspect. So I will tell people, go for 8,000 steps per day as your start, your start goal, and then work yourself up to about 10,000. And usually if you're about there, that's when you really start to worry more about nutrition, sleep, weight training, that type of thing.

Okay. So the community aspect. It's a community aspect. So I will tell people, go for 8,000 steps per day as your start, your start goal, and then work yourself up to about 10,000. And usually if you're about there, that's when you really start to worry more about nutrition, sleep, weight training, that type of thing.

Okay. So the community aspect. It's a community aspect. So I will tell people, go for 8,000 steps per day as your start, your start goal, and then work yourself up to about 10,000. And usually if you're about there, that's when you really start to worry more about nutrition, sleep, weight training, that type of thing.

There are a couple strategies that you can use to make this easier on you because you probably don't have the habits built in. Obviously, you don't have the habits built in if you're a person that doesn't really move that often. One of the ones that I really like is set an alarm for every hour to get up and walk for five minutes. If you do that, technically, I think I did the math.

There are a couple strategies that you can use to make this easier on you because you probably don't have the habits built in. Obviously, you don't have the habits built in if you're a person that doesn't really move that often. One of the ones that I really like is set an alarm for every hour to get up and walk for five minutes. If you do that, technically, I think I did the math.

There are a couple strategies that you can use to make this easier on you because you probably don't have the habits built in. Obviously, you don't have the habits built in if you're a person that doesn't really move that often. One of the ones that I really like is set an alarm for every hour to get up and walk for five minutes. If you do that, technically, I think I did the math.

By the end of the day, you get 10,000 steps if you were doing that every hour. But it's a really easy way to up that step count. And if you have that reminder in your phone calendar, an alarm to go off, it's going to be much more likely that you're going to do it. Spending five minutes every hour, it's not too bad. I mean, you can work that in within your day, even your work day.

By the end of the day, you get 10,000 steps if you were doing that every hour. But it's a really easy way to up that step count. And if you have that reminder in your phone calendar, an alarm to go off, it's going to be much more likely that you're going to do it. Spending five minutes every hour, it's not too bad. I mean, you can work that in within your day, even your work day.

By the end of the day, you get 10,000 steps if you were doing that every hour. But it's a really easy way to up that step count. And if you have that reminder in your phone calendar, an alarm to go off, it's going to be much more likely that you're going to do it. Spending five minutes every hour, it's not too bad. I mean, you can work that in within your day, even your work day.

And so not only are you getting that mental break and making yourself better at work, you're actually getting those steps in that you want to be doing anyways. Other things that you can do. Concurrent movement is a really good way to handle this. And by concurrent movement, I mean getting steps in when you're doing other things. Brush your teeth, pace around.

And so not only are you getting that mental break and making yourself better at work, you're actually getting those steps in that you want to be doing anyways. Other things that you can do. Concurrent movement is a really good way to handle this. And by concurrent movement, I mean getting steps in when you're doing other things. Brush your teeth, pace around.

And so not only are you getting that mental break and making yourself better at work, you're actually getting those steps in that you want to be doing anyways. Other things that you can do. Concurrent movement is a really good way to handle this. And by concurrent movement, I mean getting steps in when you're doing other things. Brush your teeth, pace around.

When you're talking on the phone at work, pace around. This is where those things like step pads work.

When you're talking on the phone at work, pace around. This is where those things like step pads work.

When you're talking on the phone at work, pace around. This is where those things like step pads work.

for when you work you can put it under a desk and be working at your desk and walking two three miles per hour can really add up and you can get step pads now um on amazon for like 150 bucks is a step pad the same as like a walking treadmill yeah it's it's it's a walking treadmill and they don't tend to have the same cost as a real treadmill because they're not meant to go fast

for when you work you can put it under a desk and be working at your desk and walking two three miles per hour can really add up and you can get step pads now um on amazon for like 150 bucks is a step pad the same as like a walking treadmill yeah it's it's it's a walking treadmill and they don't tend to have the same cost as a real treadmill because they're not meant to go fast

for when you work you can put it under a desk and be working at your desk and walking two three miles per hour can really add up and you can get step pads now um on amazon for like 150 bucks is a step pad the same as like a walking treadmill yeah it's it's it's a walking treadmill and they don't tend to have the same cost as a real treadmill because they're not meant to go fast

No, they can only go up to about 3.5 or so miles per hour, but that's exactly what we want. We want you to be able to continue working. We want you to be able to continue doing what you're doing in a smaller package for less money to just make this accessible. And so those things can be very, very beneficial for people. Like I said, Amazon has a variety of really good ones there.

No, they can only go up to about 3.5 or so miles per hour, but that's exactly what we want. We want you to be able to continue working. We want you to be able to continue doing what you're doing in a smaller package for less money to just make this accessible. And so those things can be very, very beneficial for people. Like I said, Amazon has a variety of really good ones there.