How to move more this year

Life Kit

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🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Looking to be more active in the new year? Here are four expert tips on how to fit movement into your hectic schedule and stay motivated with research-backed strategies.

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0:00.0	This message comes from Money for Couples, a new book and podcast that help you and your partner build and share financial vision.
0:07.8	Discover clear, actionable steps for spending and saving that bring you closer together.
0:13.1	Start your financial future today.
0:15.4	Search Money for Couples wherever you listen.
0:18.4	You're listening to Life Kit from NPR.
0:24.7	Hey everybody, it's Mariel.
0:27.1	Question, are you moving right now?
0:29.9	If not, how long have you been still?
0:33.3	The thing is, our bodies love movement.
0:35.9	A recent review paper from an exercise physiologist at Columbia University at Yale New Haven Hospital
0:41.1	described movement as a biological necessity, like food, water, and sleep.
0:46.5	And said that when we don't move enough, we feel the effects.
0:50.0	Our bodies get restless, our muscles tense, our minds also tense.
0:55.2	And when we do move around, taking a walk after dinner, bringing the laundry downstairs,
1:00.0	dancing in the living room, we see the benefits.
1:02.7	Our guts feel better.
1:04.0	We sleep better.
1:05.1	We have more energy.
1:06.6	Our blood sugar is better regulated.
1:08.4	Our moods improve.
1:10.2	Selena Duggan is a personal trainer in Barcelona.
1:12.9	Once we start moving, it's amazing how quickly the body reacts and says,
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