Nutrition Nugget: STUFF

[00:00:26] First of all, shout out to Rick Richie for this one. Stuff stands for Stand Up for Fitness. Now this philosophy is put very simply, it's that we want to stand up for at least about five minutes interrupting every like 30 minutes of sitting. Other people are gonna tell you 10 minutes for every hour.

[00:01:18] Think about what we do. We spend most of the day sitting while we work. Even if we work out for an hour, we spend most of the day sitting, right? Other than that hour. We go home at the end of the day and we sit on the couch. We're commuting, we're sitting in a car, on a train, on a plane. Right. Maybe we break it up with a little, like laying in bed at night.

[00:02:23] Well, it's also not human to sit all day and go berserk for an hour, which is frankly what we do in our modern workouts. So today we're adding to that conversation to ensure that we all realize. Most of us are still living sedentary lives, and myself included, so remember our nutrition nugget on dead butt syndrome.

[00:03:08] And we also know that sedentary habits are connected to poor circulation to brain fog. A whole variety of disease states as well. So the piece that I wanna highlight is that we are at risk of these things kind of regardless of how much we exercise. And I think that's the part that's a bit mind blowing, and that's where stuff comes in.

[00:04:05] So I think the other thing that's. Very much in the zeitgeist right now is this idea of exercise snacks, and we've talked about this over and over again in different varieties, different types. So remember we had the nutrition nugget, DWDS, drink, water, do squats, so not quite the same as standing for five to 10 minutes every hour, yet it does still help us get the blood flowing.

[00:04:57] If you wanna be able to sort of hold both sides [00:05:00] versus just an edge, could you stretch or do arm circles or toe touches while you wait for water to boil or the toaster to ding, right? Maybe while your coffee brew. And it might also be enjoyable to, like we talk about taking a dance break, so put on some music that you like and take that dance break.

[00:05:46] I know somebody who recently started gardening in the last couple years. Now, of course, choose what works for you. Certainly taking into consideration your own capacity, any challenges or mobility challenges that you [00:06:00] have. And preferences count too. So it's not about doing things that you don't like to do.

[00:06:29] Set reminders. Set reminders on your phone or in your calendar. If you're like me. It needs to be a calendar event with a description of what I'm supposed to do, so that when the alarm goes off, when the alert goes off, it tells me what it's for and maybe make it even more fun. Go back to our nutrition nugget on temptation bundling.

[00:07:16] I truly love hearing from you, your ideas, your takeaways, your questions. This is also the easiest way to learn more about working with me as your health coach, Tara Van Dusen. Thank you again for joining us. And friend, if you are not already a member, join us in the Happy Healthy Hub. You'll go to a salad with the side of fries.com/membership.

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