Diabetic+Living-Summer_2019

SUMMER 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 5

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I began setting reminders for

myself to move throughout

the day. They were just little

nudges: pop-up notifications

that I’d see every hour or so,

reminding me that although I

consider myself a fairly active

person, I still work at a desk

job that has me sitting (or

standing) in one place for

long stretches of time.

I made no promises to

stick to a certain schedule,

no formal goals about how

much movement to get. I

just committed to noticing

the reminders. And I’ve

been surprised by how well

they work. More often than

not, when they pop up, I’ll

stretch, refill my water, walk

over to talk to a co-worker, or

go outside for a lap around

the block.

Our workout in this issue

(page 27) is designed to help

you set your own move-more

reminders. The goal: Notice

those times when you’ve

maybe been in one spot for

a little too long, then decide

when and how you want to

move. Some of the exercises,

like the Seated Knee Lift, are

designed for you to sneak

in at a desk without anyone

noticing. Others, like the

Bear Crawl, are a little more

involved, and maybe better

suited to home. Unless you’re

a little daring.

Which, I like to think,

from time to time I am. So

to challenge myself, one

particular evening when I

was working late and most of

the office had gone home, I

got down on the floor on my

hands and knees. Right in the

center of the office, out in the

open. And I did it: I put one

hand in front of the other and

slowly bear crawled my way

back to my desk. And it felt

great. So great, in fact, that a

few minutes later I got down

again and did another set.

There’s something rebel-

lious about moving when

you aren’t supposed to, about

putting your own needs be-

fore office decorum—and

those pesky cultural stan-

dards that equate productiv-

ity with sitting in one place

for hours at a time. I don’t

think I’ll see our whole office

break out into spontaneous

exercise anytime soon, but I

do think it would make me

smile to see our staff taking

stretch breaks (or Bear Crawl

breaks!) with the moves on

these pages.

Are you daring enough to

try our workout at your office

or at home? I’d love to hear

about it. Heck, I’d love to

hear about all your summer-

time activity, whether that’s

trying a few new exercises at

home or venturing out for a

sunshine-filled weekend of

adventure. Be in touch—and

enjoy being active! I know I

will all summer long.

Earlier this year, I started

an experiment:

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