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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is that even a rainy break is a

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Speaker 1: good break. Don't let bad weather keep you indoors all

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Speaker 1: day when fresh air can boost your productivity. So I'm

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Speaker 1: writing this after I just took a short walk outside.

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Speaker 1: I tend to feel pretty sluggish by mid afternoon, and

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Speaker 1: I know that getting some physical activity will help me

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Speaker 1: focus for the rest of the day. I can run

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Speaker 1: on the basement treadmill, but my kids have taken over

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Speaker 1: that room for their virtual schooling, so best not to

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Speaker 1: disturb them. In any case, I prefer to avoid the

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Speaker 1: mill and go outside when it all possible. Some days,

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Speaker 1: going outside is a joy, like on a just crisp

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Speaker 1: fall day with lots of color. Other days, well, finding

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Speaker 1: joy takes a bit more discipline. Today was one of

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Speaker 1: those more challenging days. The wintry trees were bare, the

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Speaker 1: rain had been pouring down for hours. On days like today,

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Speaker 1: I have to operate on faith and good gear. I

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Speaker 1: know that the weather looks dreary, but I will feel

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Speaker 1: better once I've gotten some fresh air. I owned some

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Speaker 1: tall waterproof boots and a long raincoat. The rain wasn't

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Speaker 1: really going to bother me that much, so I went

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Speaker 1: for a twenty minute walk when there was a bit

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Speaker 1: of a lull in the downpour. Sure enough, the rain

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Speaker 1: started back up when I was ten minutes away from

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Speaker 1: my house, but so it goes. I made my way

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Speaker 1: back and only wound up a little bit damp. And

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Speaker 1: here I am working away. There's a lot to get

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Speaker 1: through before quitting time, but I feel more able to

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Speaker 1: do so having gone for that wet walk. In any case,

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Speaker 1: think about what might enable you to get outside every

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Speaker 1: day for at least a little bit. Do you need

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Speaker 1: to bring an umbrella to work? How about boots? Do

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Speaker 1: you need a better coat, one that covers more of

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Speaker 1: your legs. Maybe you can find a sheltered spot for

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Speaker 1: at least part of your root, a covered pathway between

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Speaker 1: buildings perhaps, or in a pinch, your parking garage will work.

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Speaker 1: You're still outside, but under the top deck you're out

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Speaker 1: of the worst of the elements. Ten minutes spent walking briskly,

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Speaker 1: and maybe going up and down the stairs will do

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Speaker 1: wonders for your energy. Figure out what you need to

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Speaker 1: do so you can take an outdoor break, even in

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Speaker 1: really crummy conditions. When you've got a plan, you are

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Speaker 1: more likely to put it into practice. And if a

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Speaker 1: pair of good rain boots will make the hour of

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Speaker 1: three to four pm productive after your break rather than

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Speaker 1: a wash, well I'd say that's a pretty good return

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Speaker 1: on investment. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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