Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,
Speaker 1: the podcast about thriving in the new world of work,
Speaker 1: where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to move your body by three pm
Speaker 1: wherever you happen to be working. Getting some exercise can
Speaker 1: help with energy and concentration. But this rule becomes particularly
Speaker 1: important if you are working at home. If you're not
Speaker 1: racing to catch a bus or train, or even hiking
Speaker 1: from the parking lot to your desk, you can reach
Speaker 1: midday and realize that you've taken fewer than a hundred steps.
Speaker 1: Since many of us are working from home these days.
Speaker 1: In the interest of preserving our own health and the
Speaker 1: broader public's health, developing this unhealthy habit would be an
Speaker 1: unfortunate side effect, committing to move by three pm counters
Speaker 1: this impulse. I love this rule to move by three pm.
Speaker 1: A few reasons. First, if you already exercise in the morning, great,
Speaker 1: But if you don't, this rule can encourage you to
Speaker 1: give mornings a look. For many people, mornings are the
Speaker 1: most convenient time to exercise. Most people have more energy
Speaker 1: in the mornings, and the day's emergencies have yet to arise.
Speaker 1: You're less likely to be calming an angry client at
Speaker 1: five am versus five pm. If it works to go
Speaker 1: for a run or a walk. Great. If you have
Speaker 1: a treadmill gathering dust in your basement, now would be
Speaker 1: the time to clean it off. You can also stream
Speaker 1: a fitness class or lift some weights. If you're not
Speaker 1: a morning exerciser, though, you still need to get up
Speaker 1: from your chair from time to time, so look at
Speaker 1: your schedule figure out where you can build in a
Speaker 1: break for some physical activity. Maybe you go for a
Speaker 1: quick walk outside or do some push ups and sit ups.
Speaker 1: Most people need a break at mid morning, at lunch,
Speaker 1: and at mid afternoon, but the mid afternoon one is
Speaker 1: ticularly important. If you haven't moved yet and it's two
Speaker 1: forty five pm, popping up to do something is a
Speaker 1: great way to nip that mid afternoon slump before it
Speaker 1: gets too bad. Of course, you can also build in
Speaker 1: movement in other ways. If you're on a conference call,
Speaker 1: you can pace around or even take it outside, being
Speaker 1: sure to mute yourself if it's windy or there's a
Speaker 1: lot of background noise. But the point is to do something,
Speaker 1: and this is a great habit to develop now that
Speaker 1: you can keep once life goes back to something approaching normal.
Speaker 1: Gathering a group of colleagues at two thirty pm to
Speaker 1: walk a mile outside will be a great way to
Speaker 1: connect and to boost energy for the rest of the afternoon.
Speaker 1: So today, think about your schedule and think about how
Speaker 1: you might move by three pm. How might you move
Speaker 1: by three pm? Every day? If you do, I promise
Speaker 1: your days will feel a lot better. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding
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