Keep your body moving!

Happy Spring Everyone! I love the spring, as it is a natural time for renewal and healthy intention setting. As a healthcare professional, if I can offer you one suggestion, it will be to simply move your body more, and do it more often. The human body has evolved around the necessity of movement. In fact, the health and nutrition of cells is dependant on movement. Research shows that after as little as 20 minutes, static tissue begins to adopt negative changes. So, it is important to try and change your position every 20-30 minutes, regardless of position intersperse walks, runs, yoga, stairs, whatever. Just maje sure you get up, get down and move around more often. Set a time if necessary and practice regular microbreaks. Your cells will thank you for it.

Microbreak tip - Every 20 minutes get out of your chair and:

1. Stand with your feet at hip width and arms at your side.
2. Tuck your chin in slightly, as if nodding 'yes'. Stand tall.
3. Breathe in through your nose to fill your abdomen
4. Exhale shlowly, drawing in the abdomen, and squeexing the gluts.
5. At the same time turn your palms out, extend fingers and squeeze your shoulder blades back and down toward your spine.

Repeat 2-5 times.