You’re sitting at your desk, you can see out the windows on the far side of your office that the sun is shining! It’s almost April and you are just itching to get outside and move!

But you have piles and piles of work to do, stacked on your desk, and some days you wonder how you aren’t buried alive in paperwork!

And to top it off, most days you quickly heat something up to eat and work right through your lunch! Well that stops NOW!!

Bring your running shoes to work with you and make it a priority to go for a 20 minute walk at lunch. Every day! (Well maybe skip the rainy days!)

Just a short break with cardio movement reduces your stress, stretches your joints, works your muscles and even improves your brain function! The added oxygen that moves through your system from breathing more deeply and moving around is extremely beneficial to all of your body’s systems, including your digestion to absorb the nutrients you just scarfed down!

Walking outdoors is also great for receiving daily Vitamin D, an essential element to our health that we can’t manufacture from food. Sun exposure for short periods when the sun is highest is the best way to absorb Vitamin D, so make sure you are wearing short sleeves.

Ask your colleagues to join you! Make it a fun break for your office friends, and you will begin to notice positive changes in both your physical, mental and emotional health, and also in your satisfaction at work and relationships with your associates!

Jo-Anne Richardson, Registered Holistic Nutritionist & Energy Medicine Practitioner

Jo-Anne works with Fournier Health to provide online education for clients and patients. Her interest in healthy, joyful living is demonstrated in her writing, coaching and teaching. Her goal is to improve the health of her community by empowering you with knowledge, support and new ideas.

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