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last section.
How to close your Stand Ring
Traditional outdoor and gym-based
exercises might not be safe options right
now, but really, you should at least be
getting up and moving around. As such,
closing your Stand ring is especially
important at a time when so many people
are stuck indoors. This ring can be tricky:
I’ve gone on 12-mile hikes where I’ve
tripled my Move goal, and I still didn’t
close my Stand ring at the end of the day.
Also, if you have access to an adjustable
standing desk, now would be a great time
to use it.
Closing your Stand
ring might not be much
of a big deal if you
haven’t turned off the
Apple Watch’s annoying
reminders to stand every
hour. This is an
especially good time to
keep those on, but you
can turn them off by
going to the Watch app
on your iPhone and then
pressing Notifications,
then Activity, and then
turning off Stand
Reminders.
Yet here’s the thing:
All you need to do in order to close your
Stand ring every hour is get up and walk
around for a minute or two for at least 12
hours a day. It helps to move your arms
around in the process.
Anyone want an easier way of closing
your Stand ring? Raise your hands—and
keep them up. If you raise your arms and
wave them around a bit for two minutes
every hour, you can sometimes close your
Stand ring without even leaving the couch.
But seriously, get up and walk around a bit.How to close your Move ring
If you’re keeping your arms in motion during
one of these standing breaks, you should