Make time for exercise

Pick a regular (sedentary) part of your routine and switch it out for an active choice: Instead of the elevator, take the stairs;
Commit to movement after the most frustrating, stressful part of your week: after a weekly meeting or work task;
Work out while you watch TV: you get to indulge the part of your brain that's telling you to lie down on the couch while actually circumnavigating laziness.

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