Aging Well with Dave & Peggy

Aging Well with Dave & Peggy

You Already Know Movement Matters. So Why Aren't You Moving?

Jun 03, 2026
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Nobody reading this needs me to tell them movement is good for them.

You know.

You’ve known for years.

The interesting question is why knowing something and actually doing it can be so far apart.

I know eating a bag of potato chips probably isn’t going to improve my afternoon.

Still like potato chips. 😂

Humans are funny that way.

I Don’t Wait Until I Feel Like Moving

That’s probably one of the biggest changes I’ve made over the years.

Movement isn’t something I debate with myself every morning.

I move.

Sometimes it’s contracted stretching.

Sometimes Qigong.

Sometimes walking.

Sometimes I’m teaching a class, which makes avoiding movement considerably more difficult.

But there’s usually something.

And after doing this for years, I’ve noticed something important.

A little movement done regularly has been much more valuable to me than occasional bursts of ambition.

I don’t need to crush a workout.

I don’t need to close a ring.

I don’t need somebody yelling at me through a television.

I just need to keep usin…

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