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6 SNEAKY WAYS TO MOVE MORE TAKE AN EXERCISE SNACK. Getting enough exercise is much more doable if you break it up into “exercise snacks.” Take a TV intermission and do a dozen jumping jacks.

Read for an hour, then walk up and down the stairs a few times. SIT, BUT NOT STILL. Even moving around in your chair has benefits, says Franklin. “If we fidget while sitting, move our legs

while at the computer, or if we stand while on the phone, that’s another source of disguised energy expenditure.” CREATE A NEW HABIT. We brush our teeth each morning, making it a daily

habit. Try the same thing with movement. “Find routines in your life where you can tie in movement breaks,” says Diaz. Finish a task, then take a ​five-minute walk before jumping into the

next thing. ACTIVATE YOUR SOCIAL LIFE. You call up a friend to grab a cocktail, a meal or a movie — all sedentary activities. Challenge yourself to pair socializing with moving. Invite a

friend to play pickleball, help you out in the garden or go for a walk. MAKE THINGS (A LITTLE) HARDER. Make the trek to a restroom down the hall in lieu of the closest one. Take your dog for

more frequent short walks. And park farther away from a store than you normally would to sneak in a few more steps. GO ANALOG. Instead of text­ing or emailing someone nearby, get up and

walk over to that person. It will help your health — and your relationship.