Can mindful awareness of our movements improve our physical health?
by Todd Kashdan
Hotel housekeepers who were encouraged to be mindful of how their work was a form of exercise lost weight and saw improvements in blood pressure.
This is a really interesting piece of research.
Think about the chores and activities you do each day that involve moving your body - cleaning the kitchen, running up stairs to get the jacket you left behind, taking out the rubbish etc. Try mindfully engaging with those activities, making them a mini-workout. Perhaps, like the hotel housekeepers, it will improve your health. Changing your relationship with the activity, seeing it as an opportunity to benefit your health rather than a chore has to be a good idea.
