Katy Bowman
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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.
It's sort of like committing to going to the gym five days a week. It's a really big step. And so I do think that for many people, it's like, well, the gesture of a big investment is perhaps being confused with how big your motivation is to pick up that particular mode of exercise. So knowing yourself a little bit more here is gonna be a little bit more helpful.
It's sort of like committing to going to the gym five days a week. It's a really big step. And so I do think that for many people, it's like, well, the gesture of a big investment is perhaps being confused with how big your motivation is to pick up that particular mode of exercise. So knowing yourself a little bit more here is gonna be a little bit more helpful.
It's sort of like committing to going to the gym five days a week. It's a really big step. And so I do think that for many people, it's like, well, the gesture of a big investment is perhaps being confused with how big your motivation is to pick up that particular mode of exercise. So knowing yourself a little bit more here is gonna be a little bit more helpful.
So yes, you had the big intention, but maybe there wasn't as much thought going into the steps behind wanting to move more. So again, identifying your values, asking yourself what types of physical activity do you actually enjoy? Many people love going to the gym, like it's a great sense of community.
So yes, you had the big intention, but maybe there wasn't as much thought going into the steps behind wanting to move more. So again, identifying your values, asking yourself what types of physical activity do you actually enjoy? Many people love going to the gym, like it's a great sense of community.
So yes, you had the big intention, but maybe there wasn't as much thought going into the steps behind wanting to move more. So again, identifying your values, asking yourself what types of physical activity do you actually enjoy? Many people love going to the gym, like it's a great sense of community.
That works for a lot of people, but if it doesn't work for you and if it's never really worked for you, maybe it's not that mode of exercise, maybe the reason the treadmill or the you know, the bike that you have in your house isn't motivating you because it's hard for you to choose movement within your house.
That works for a lot of people, but if it doesn't work for you and if it's never really worked for you, maybe it's not that mode of exercise, maybe the reason the treadmill or the you know, the bike that you have in your house isn't motivating you because it's hard for you to choose movement within your house.
That works for a lot of people, but if it doesn't work for you and if it's never really worked for you, maybe it's not that mode of exercise, maybe the reason the treadmill or the you know, the bike that you have in your house isn't motivating you because it's hard for you to choose movement within your house.
And so maybe it's better if you actually go to a place that has those pieces of equipment because maybe you're easily distracted in your home space. And so you need to rethink your approach in this case.
And so maybe it's better if you actually go to a place that has those pieces of equipment because maybe you're easily distracted in your home space. And so you need to rethink your approach in this case.
And so maybe it's better if you actually go to a place that has those pieces of equipment because maybe you're easily distracted in your home space. And so you need to rethink your approach in this case.
It's absolutely better than nothing. So all movement counts. We just want to make sure that over time, doesn't have to be over the course of a day, but maybe over the course of a week or two, that you're thinking of all the different ways that your body needs you to move and try to blend them again through the different domains of your life.
It's absolutely better than nothing. So all movement counts. We just want to make sure that over time, doesn't have to be over the course of a day, but maybe over the course of a week or two, that you're thinking of all the different ways that your body needs you to move and try to blend them again through the different domains of your life.
It's absolutely better than nothing. So all movement counts. We just want to make sure that over time, doesn't have to be over the course of a day, but maybe over the course of a week or two, that you're thinking of all the different ways that your body needs you to move and try to blend them again through the different domains of your life.
Well, all of your joints, cycling through regular joint range of motion.
Well, all of your joints, cycling through regular joint range of motion.
Well, all of your joints, cycling through regular joint range of motion.
So that would be just, you know, you can look at it as stretching, but one of the things that I recommend is, you know, if you're gonna sit down in the evening, instead of sitting in that same shape that you do, you know, in your chair, in your car, where you're just always at that 90 degree hip and knee, you know, sit cross-legged on the ground.