WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Move by 3 p.m.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast about thriving in the new world of work,

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<v Speaker 1>where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to move your body by three pm

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you happen to be working. Getting some exercise can

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<v Speaker 1>help with energy and concentration. But this rule becomes particularly

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<v Speaker 1>important if you are working at home. If you're not

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<v Speaker 1>racing to catch a bus or train, or even hiking

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<v Speaker 1>from the parking lot to your desk, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>midday and realize that you've taken fewer than a hundred steps.

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<v Speaker 1>Since many of us are working from home these days.

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<v Speaker 1>In the interest of preserving our own health and the

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<v Speaker 1>broader public's health, developing this unhealthy habit would be an

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunate side effect, committing to move by three pm counters

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<v Speaker 1>this impulse. I love this rule to move by three pm.

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<v Speaker 1>A few reasons. First, if you already exercise in the morning, great,

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<v Speaker 1>But if you don't, this rule can encourage you to

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<v Speaker 1>give mornings a look. For many people, mornings are the

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<v Speaker 1>most convenient time to exercise. Most people have more energy

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<v Speaker 1>in the mornings, and the day's emergencies have yet to arise.

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<v Speaker 1>You're less likely to be calming an angry client at

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<v Speaker 1>five am versus five pm. If it works to go

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<v Speaker 1>for a run or a walk. Great. If you have

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<v Speaker 1>a treadmill gathering dust in your basement, now would be

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<v Speaker 1>the time to clean it off. You can also stream

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<v Speaker 1>a fitness class or lift some weights. If you're not

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<v Speaker 1>a morning exerciser, though, you still need to get up

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<v Speaker 1>from your chair from time to time, so look at

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<v Speaker 1>your schedule figure out where you can build in a

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<v Speaker 1>break for some physical activity. Maybe you go for a

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<v Speaker 1>quick walk outside or do some push ups and sit ups.

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<v Speaker 1>Most people need a break at mid morning, at lunch,

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<v Speaker 1>and at mid afternoon, but the mid afternoon one is

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<v Speaker 1>ticularly important. If you haven't moved yet and it's two

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<v Speaker 1>forty five pm, popping up to do something is a

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<v Speaker 1>great way to nip that mid afternoon slump before it

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<v Speaker 1>gets too bad. Of course, you can also build in

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<v Speaker 1>movement in other ways. If you're on a conference call,

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<v Speaker 1>you can pace around or even take it outside, being

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<v Speaker 1>sure to mute yourself if it's windy or there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of background noise. But the point is to do something,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is a great habit to develop now that

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<v Speaker 1>you can keep once life goes back to something approaching normal.

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<v Speaker 1>Gathering a group of colleagues at two thirty pm to

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<v Speaker 1>walk a mile outside will be a great way to

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<v Speaker 1>connect and to boost energy for the rest of the afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>So today, think about your schedule and think about how

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<v Speaker 1>you might move by three pm. How might you move

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<v Speaker 1>by three pm? Every day? If you do, I promise

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<v Speaker 1>your days will feel a lot better. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding

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