Moving the body, exercising, stretching the legs, putting your arms above your head, avoiding a seated position and instead doing as much walking as you can. Leaving the car in the garage and walking to the store, walking to the mailbox. When parking your car in a shopping center parking lot, park in a space furthest from the door of the store, and walk, walk briskly to the door, getting exercise as much as you can.
When seated, move your legs in a criss-cross, sit at the edge of the chair and do pull ups with your torso to strengthen the abs.
Use stairs as much as you can, avoiding elevators, take two stairs at a time, use the stairs to build up the calves of your legs, to strengthen your ankles, to have mobility. Breathe heavily, increase the pulse rate.
If given a choice between taking a car or walking, always choose walking. Walk to the beach to enjoy a beautiful sunset over a lake, and walk from one private beach to the next, kicking up sand, and moving from side to side. Twisting at the waist to feel soothing agility.
Stretch the neck muscles, move your head down in a bow to G-d, then to the side, hear a crack in the neck muscles, bend your neck in ways which it usually does not bend. Giving yourself a neck massage, a face massage, hugging yourself with your arms, giving love to yourself.
Exercising in or out of a gym, getting relief from achiness, having a strong body to give you a strong mind, using your body to do activities that will make a difference in the world, directing yourself to accomplish and to succeed, putting a healthy body first and forward, getting strength that will give you wisdom. Treat your body as if it is a Temple to worship G-d.
Having a strong body no matter where you are, sitting or standing, always being able to get exercise, always choosing walking instead of sitting.
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