Your metabolism didn’t slow down because it’s “broken.”
It slowed because you stopped moving in the ways that keep your body detoxing daily.
If I’m being honest… it’s because you stopped playing and started adulting.
Take a quick audit of today…where did you let yourself play, move, or just goof off?
Most women I talk to spend their days sitting, standing in one place, or shifting just a little.
It feels like “being on your feet all day” but metabolically, it’s not much different from sitting.
When I switched from doing acupuncture (on my feet, moving in all directions) to mostly virtual consults, I gained 10 pounds. My diet didn’t change but my movement did.
Your body thrives on movement in multiple directions.
Forward. Backward. Side to side. Twisting. Reaching. Bending.
That’s why I love recommending “The Twist”!
Yes, the old dance move you likely reserve for family weddings (somewhere in there with the chicken dance or is that a Wisconsin thing?)!
It hydrates fascia, greases joints, boosts circulation, and moves lymph.
More circulation = better detox of inflammatory proteins that keep you puffy, swollen, and holding belly fat.
Add variety and play: dance, hula hoop, crawl on the floor with your kids or pets, or try my friend Anna Rahe’s GST movements.
Don’t think of this as “another thing to do.”
Think of it as bringing play back into your day and a playful way to detox, de-puff, and defy aging.
So…Where can you add a little more play today?
Here’s to moving out of stiffness and into vitality,
Dr. J
PS: You free today? 12p PST/2P CT I’m going to be Interviewe
