All animals are basically information transformers. Brains crave change in information flow, and this is largely driven by sensations arising from muscle actions and movement.

People are animals, too, and need to move. Yet, lots of scenarios in modern life mean we often have to sit for prolonged periods, even though we know this impacts energy and brain function. It's easy to get overwhelmed trying to make movement part of a healthy lifestyle, but there are many small things that can be done to try and moderate the perils of inactivity and prolonged sitting.

A lot of research shows pretty clearly that sitting around for prolonged periods has a negative effect on cognition and executive function and associated changes in blood flow to the brain. A nice way to counterbalance this is to break up sessions of sitting by getting up and being........

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