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The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marksisson and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

Personal experiment.

Does daily movement make you happier, more energetic, and less stressed?

It's 3 o'clock in the afternoon. What's the condition of your backside?

Can you feel your legs or did at least one of them fall asleep a few hours ago?

And your back, neck, shoulders, how much tension are they carrying at this point

in the day? Not to mention your mood and concentration. Does your attitude take a nosedive at this time

of day? Has your brain turned to mush? Did you just read the same set of instructions or

email memo a couple of times because your mind

wandered off? How often do you end up feeling just like this in a typical afternoon? And

when was the last time you got up and moved beyond a quick trip to the toilet or the break room?

I sense a lot of blank stairs on the other side of this

microphone. Are you one of them, or did you identify with any of the above scenarios? Consider your

day for a moment, specifically your activity level. How compartmentalized is it? Maybe you have your

designated gym time, outdoor run, or at-home routine.

Excellent. Perhaps on the weekends you play with the kids, walk the trails with your partner, or fit in a game of racquetball or Ultimate Frisbee.

Now, what about those other hours? You know the ones you spent hunched over a keyboard or on an assembly line?

The ones you're sitting in meetings or at lunch with your coworkers. The ones you're stuck in your car,

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