Create your own commute
During the time you’d otherwise spend commuting, Bantham suggests taking a walk. She runs her own consulting business from home and likes to go for a stroll and call a friend before work. Similarly, Lindsey Bomgren, a personal trainer based in Minneapolis, gets in her steps each morning while using her phone’s talk-to-text app to draft emails and write herself notes. “I can start my day out walking, wrapping my head around my to-do list,” she says.
Then, at the end of the day, Bomgren makes a point to do active errands around the house before her kids get home. “I’ll run up and down the stairs three times just to get laundry in, clean up, set out stuff for dinner,” she says. This gets her moving and helps her transition from work mode to mom mode.
Find ways to move while you work
Over the past few years, walking pads have become a popular way to boost your step count while at a computer. Some people, like Divya Balakrishnan, a yoga instructor in New York City, find the slow, rhythmic movement helps them stay focused and less stressed. “When something comes up, I’m a little bit more stable and able to handle it,” she says. Under-desk bikes and mini steppers are other options.
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