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Hey Reader,

This week has been a busy one. My kids somehow got lice. Again. The day after treating them all for the lice, my son fractured his ankle. And on Thursday, they all went back to school -- but only for partial days. Because many of the schools here are not equipped for high heat days, they released all middle and elementary schools 2 hrs early.

Despite this, I still managed to keep up with my daily movement practice.

At this point in my life, daily movement is absolutely non-negotiable.

There are a few different ways that I ensure I move my body everyday. But one thing in particular stands out as how I make daily movement happen.

This leads me to my Movement Snack this week.

Movement Snack this week:

I allow myself the option to do shorter movement practices. Sometimes that means I move for 20-30 minutes. But sometimes it means I do 5-10 minutes of movement.

The prevailing wisdom in the fitness community is that doing more is better. Your workouts should be long and fully optimized and always challenging.

I do love a challenge. But I also live in the real world.

Some days I don't have the same amount of time to move, no matter what I do. On those days, I choose movement over not moving at all.

I shared one of those practices on my YouTube channel today. It's a 5 minute full body flow practice. Watch it here:

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This practice is an abbreviated version of one of the 12 minute flows I recorded this month for my online studio MOVE with Naomi. If you're a member, you'll get the full flow which incorporates our pose of the month, Navasana (aka boat pose).

If you enjoy this practice and want more 5 minute movement classes like it, you'll love my DAILY 5 program, which officially begins on September 1st. If you sign up for the DAILY 5 you'll receive a 5 minute movement practice every day for a month. These classes are flows like the one I shared today but also include bodyweight strength, mobility, mellow movement, and strength training with weights. The idea is to give you a taste of your movement options while building the habit of moving your body daily.

If you'd like a little more information, check out the webpage here.

If you'd like to see my 3 pricing options, you can see them here.

And if you don't want to receive additional emails a few times a week for the next 2 weeks, please click here and you'll only continue to receive Movement Snacks on Sunday.

Question of the week:

Lemonade or ice tea (I'll share mine preference when you share yours with me)

I look forward to hearing about from you and hopefully see you on the mat soon, too!

Warmly,

Naomi

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