5 Simple Ways To Move More During Your Work Day

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When you’re working an office job, it can be a bit of a challenge to get enough physical activity in. After all, there’s only so much you can do after work and on the weekend to balance out all the sitting you do at work. The key then is to make an effort to move more during your workday. Here are five easy and simple ways to do just that.

One of the easiest things you can do is to simply take breaks throughout the day and move around. Use them to walk to the break room, to walk over to a coworker’s desk, or just stroll around the office building while figuring out the best way to tackle your latest work project.

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Here’s another idea. Make it a habit to walk around during phone calls. There’s no reason to sit at your desk while you talk. Stand up, grab the phone, and stroll through our office. Not only does it help you move more and sit less, you’ll sound more energized and enthusiastic to the person on the other end. Give it a try.

You don’t have to wait until you get to your desk to make an effort to move more. Start your day by parking a little further away and walking into the office building. Once there, take the stairs instead of the elevator. Taking a few extra steps here and there may not seem like much, but all those little steps add up and they add up quickly.

Another great strategy is to go for a short walk during your lunch break. If you bring your own lunch, it will leave you with plenty of time to head out to a local park, or a quick walk around the block. Not only will this help you boost your daily activity, walking at lunch time will also leave you energized and ready to tackle the rest of your workday.

If you’re feeling really adventurous, consider taking walking meetings. Instead of sitting across a desk from your client or colleague, suggest the two of you take a short walk while you talk things over. There’s a long tradition of these types of meetings. They can be both pleasant and productive.

As you can see, you can make some small tweaks and changes to your workday that allow you to move more. If you’re curious to see how much more you end up walking, put on a pedometer and start keeping track of your daily steps.

3 Great Reasons To Pack Your Lunch

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When was the last time you packed your lunch? It may have been a while, but today I want to inspire you to get in the kitchen and come up with something delicious that you can take to work with you tomorrow. Packing your own lunch has a lot of benefits. Here are three of the main reasons why you should start bringing your own food.

You Control The Ingredients And Portions 

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There’s a problem with both prepackaged food and restaurant food, particularly the dishes served in fast food places. You don’t know what’s in it and much of it isn’t particularly healthy. When you pack your own lunch and prepare the food that goes into your lunch box yourself, you know exactly what you’re eating. That means you have full control of not only the ingredients but also the quality of produce.

You can put together a healthy lunch that will give you the energy to make it through the workday. Since you’re fixing it yourself, you also control how much food you’ll have. This prevents overeating and the dreaded afternoon slump.

It Saves Time (and Money) 

Going out for lunch can eat up a lot of time. When you prepare your food at home and bring it with you, you can sit down, eat, and still have plenty of time leftover to go for a relaxing walk, read a book, or make a few personal phone calls on your lunch break. As an added bonus, a packed lunch is almost always cheaper than eating out.

Since you’ll be eating lunch every workday, the time and money savings quickly add up over the course of a week and month. Just think about how much more you can get done, and what you can do with the extra money you’re saving by packing your lunch.

It Makes Eating Healthy Easier 

Finding healthy food on the go isn’t always easy. Add to that the fact that you may be tempted by not-so-healthy choices on the menu and it’s no wonder eating a healthy lunch while out and about is hard.

Make it easy on yourself by packing your lunch. You can make healthy choices for yourself in the morning when your willpower is strong. Come lunch time, you simply dig into that delicious salad, sandwich, or wrap that’s actually good for you. I hope I have inspired you to give packing your own healthy lunches a try. I’m sure as you put this into practice you’ll find all sorts of other advantages to bringing your own food to the office.