No, this is not a write-up on the best snacks to eat before or after a workout, but this is about integrating exercise into your day even if it is in little, snack-sized, or bite-sized windows of time. One, two, three, four, or five 5-15 minute bouts of exercise in a day is a vast improvement on nothing. In mathematics, any small amount of exercise is considered infinitely better than none.

So, I know work life, family life, social life, hobby life, etc. can take up a lot of time, but if I had to guess, there are certainly times in most everyone’s day for a set of something between tasks. Exercise is linked with improved mental health, improved energy, improved focus, and improved physical health as well. While maybe 30 mins, 45 mins, or even an hour of time would be ideal for a workout, I think fitting in a couple workout snacks throughout the day can often be the workout victory that we need as we can look back on the day and see we accomplished a lot for job, family, others, but also a nice bit for ourselves too.

You can even make “fun” little challenges of exercises, use the time to make a little progress towards a specific physical goal, maybe recruit a coworker or friend to join you, release a little stress, or just go out for a walk. Workout snacks come in all types so do the one that works best for you and your goals!