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Katy Bowman

๐Ÿ‘ค Person
135 total appearances

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Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

I'm going to hop on my bike so that you're finding other domains of your life in which you can pepper in movement as opposed to setting it just aside for what we consider leisure time. Exercise is essentially a leisure time activity. The more we can distribute it through the other domains in life, the more likely you are to get those minutes of physical activity that you need.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

I'm going to hop on my bike so that you're finding other domains of your life in which you can pepper in movement as opposed to setting it just aside for what we consider leisure time. Exercise is essentially a leisure time activity. The more we can distribute it through the other domains in life, the more likely you are to get those minutes of physical activity that you need.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

I'm going to hop on my bike so that you're finding other domains of your life in which you can pepper in movement as opposed to setting it just aside for what we consider leisure time. Exercise is essentially a leisure time activity. The more we can distribute it through the other domains in life, the more likely you are to get those minutes of physical activity that you need.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The reason we put this on the cover of the book is because it's so relatable.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The reason we put this on the cover of the book is because it's so relatable.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The reason we put this on the cover of the book is because it's so relatable.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

So practically, practically speaking, I do question if it is right there. What would happen if you cleaned it off and actually put it in your way? And I think that this is something that, this is an aesthetic choice. I don't know how practical it is. But in my own home, for example, I have found too that the more Pieces of equipment are tucked out of sight.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

So practically, practically speaking, I do question if it is right there. What would happen if you cleaned it off and actually put it in your way? And I think that this is something that, this is an aesthetic choice. I don't know how practical it is. But in my own home, for example, I have found too that the more Pieces of equipment are tucked out of sight.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

So practically, practically speaking, I do question if it is right there. What would happen if you cleaned it off and actually put it in your way? And I think that this is something that, this is an aesthetic choice. I don't know how practical it is. But in my own home, for example, I have found too that the more Pieces of equipment are tucked out of sight.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The more they are put into rooms that I barely go into, you know, with the best of intentions, I set up an exercise room in my house, but the more physical activity sits outside of the flow of your daily life, the less likely you are to interact with it. So I bring a lot of my pieces out into the living room. I have teenagers, and notice this as well with them,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The more they are put into rooms that I barely go into, you know, with the best of intentions, I set up an exercise room in my house, but the more physical activity sits outside of the flow of your daily life, the less likely you are to interact with it. So I bring a lot of my pieces out into the living room. I have teenagers, and notice this as well with them,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The more they are put into rooms that I barely go into, you know, with the best of intentions, I set up an exercise room in my house, but the more physical activity sits outside of the flow of your daily life, the less likely you are to interact with it. So I bring a lot of my pieces out into the living room. I have teenagers, and notice this as well with them,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The idea of stepping away from where other people are, I can absolutely recognize the value of a focused place for movement, but when you're trying to bring movement into your own house, it can get tricky because those dark spaces quickly become where you're throwing your laundry or you just have cobwebs. We sent out,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The idea of stepping away from where other people are, I can absolutely recognize the value of a focused place for movement, but when you're trying to bring movement into your own house, it can get tricky because those dark spaces quickly become where you're throwing your laundry or you just have cobwebs. We sent out,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

The idea of stepping away from where other people are, I can absolutely recognize the value of a focused place for movement, but when you're trying to bring movement into your own house, it can get tricky because those dark spaces quickly become where you're throwing your laundry or you just have cobwebs. We sent out,

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

a photo contest of people sending in some of their equipment and we got pieces that had birds nests built into them because they had just been sitting in the garage, you know, sitting in their workout garage. And it was just a testament to the less likely you are to see it, the less it is in the flow of your day to day life, the less likely you are to engage. So scoot it out.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

a photo contest of people sending in some of their equipment and we got pieces that had birds nests built into them because they had just been sitting in the garage, you know, sitting in their workout garage. And it was just a testament to the less likely you are to see it, the less it is in the flow of your day to day life, the less likely you are to engage. So scoot it out.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

a photo contest of people sending in some of their equipment and we got pieces that had birds nests built into them because they had just been sitting in the garage, you know, sitting in their workout garage. And it was just a testament to the less likely you are to see it, the less it is in the flow of your day to day life, the less likely you are to engage. So scoot it out.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

Um, don't throw your laundry on top of it or just recognize that maybe that's not the best situation. for you to motivate yourself.

Something You Should Know
The Surprising History and Psychology of Board Games & Cracking the Fitness Code

Um, don't throw your laundry on top of it or just recognize that maybe that's not the best situation. for you to motivate yourself.