Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up. My name is Brock Armstrong,

and I'm the Get Fit Guy. You know what? The evidence is all around us. We simply cannot offset or

undo several hours of stillness with a single hour of exercise.

So today, we're going to talk about some ideas of how you can inject more movement into your day.

I know, I'm not the first one to say it, but you know what, it's worth repeating.

We are living in a movement drought.

Even us regular gym goers, pool dwellers, and trail runners are essentially sedentary when

compared to the amount and diversity of movement that our much healthier ancestors engaged

in on a daily basis.

And I'm not even talking about some crazy paleolithic spear-wielding cartoon caveman.

We only have to go back three or four generations to see how much more movement was required and expected in day-to-day life.

Now, since we can't all get in a time machine, nor do we really want to, because let's face it,

life is pretty good here in the 21st century. Here are some ideas and practices that can help

us all not fall victim to the trap of being someone who crushes it at the gym, and then for

the remainder of the day, crushes the chair. So number one is doing a morning full body

warm up routine. You know, pretty much every morning. The first thing that I do after a trip to

the bathroom and putting the coffee on is my full body warm up routine. This ritual started as a way

of dealing with some ongoing aches and pains,

but you know what? Over time, it has evolved into a real ritual. And I use the word ritual

because this routine means more to me than just any series of movements. It's the way that I

prepare myself mentally and physically for my day, and I truly

feel different if I miss it. I start with my feet and my ankles, then I move up to my knees,

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