About this episode

Wendy Welpton explores the importance of how we move and the role of variety in our physical activity.

What if being active isn’t the whole story? When I first started explaining natural movement, the same questions kept coming up — and they were exactly what I would have asked too. “I’m active - surely I’m fine?” “Isn’t moving just… moving?” “What are the right things we should be doing?” In this mini episode, I explore why it’s not just what you do, but the way you do it, and why variety might be the missing ingredient in your everyday life. As always, I’ll guide you through a simple movement you can try straight away, so that by the end of this episode you don’t just think differently, you feel different. Listen in and leave feeling curious, capable, and empowered to move with more intention. To find out more about today's guest and for the full show notes, visit:⁠ The Make Movement Matter Podcast⁠ If you enjoy this podcast, please press Follow and Rate and Review . To support the show and help me to keep making the podcast, please contribute by ⁠ Buying Me a Coffee...or Tea! Connect with your host, Wendy, founder of Reclaim Movement, on:⁠ Instagram ⁠ | ⁠ YouTube ⁠ | ⁠ Website Sign up for my free weekly newsletter, ‘Everyday Moves’…

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