Modern lifestyles are busy and often leave us limited opportunity to be selfish and care for our bodies – which we expect to just keep on going, no matter what.

Quick tips:

If you are office-based, set a reminder in your outlook calendar to get up, walk around and stretch out your shoulders and back. Everyone tells me – and I know from experience - that you can get so engrossed in your work you sit for too long, you forget to move so why not use the the computer that is keeping you immobile to remind you to move. It doesn’t have to be a whole exercise routine: just sit back or stand up and walk around for a few minutes. You could so easily set a regular appointment that will pop up on your screen.  Do be careful how you phrase it otherwise it could be a little embarassing if in the middle of that all important presentation up came ‘appointment with my body’ !
If you have an active job, such as a builder, set your mobile phone alarm to make sure you combine the physical pressures of your job with stretching to prevent injury.