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You know the drill — exercise could help you feel better , prevent disease and live longer. But that knowledge may not always get you motivated enough to head to the gym. Whether you have “ gymtimidation ” or working out isn’t your thing — you can still start improving your health by making simple but powerful changes in how you move as you go about your usual routine.

Optimizing movement in your daily activities is a practice based on the concept of non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT, said Dana Santas, a certified strength and conditioning specialist known as the “Mobility Maker.”

“It includes all the movement we do throughout the day that isn’t part of a formal workout — things

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