Week 182: Move your body!

This week, I thought about what I wanted my college students to hear at this time of the semester (about a month left until summer) and it is this: move your body! I talk about 3 tips to get you started moving your body and to remove barriers to exercising every day. 1) Lower the bar to starting as much as possible- just aim for 5 or 15 or even 2 minutes a day if that is all you have, and remember that any amount of exercise is better than nothing. 2) Pick something that you actually like- in terms of location (at home, at a gym, outside), in terms of solo vs with others (yoga class, etc.) and the type of exercise- walking, running, swimming, biking, weightlifting, etc. Why do we always think we have to hate exercise for it to work? 3) Come up with a good reason (for you) to exercise (more energy, to be stronger, to complete your stress cycle etc.) and write it on a post-it note for motivation! Action item: write your post it note, leave your gym shoes by the front door and get moving!