“Yes, But” — Nine Reasons People Don’t Move at Work, Answered

Everyone knows they should get up more during the working day. Almost nobody does, and it isn’t because the message hasn’t landed. It’s because there’s a specific, practical reason in the way — and generic advice never addresses the actual obstacle. So here are the nine reasons we hear most, each taken seriously and answered properly.

The Movement Menu: Pick Whatever Fits the Next Ten Minutes

Most advice about moving more at work assumes you have a flexible diary, a private office and a permissive employer. If you have back-to-back video calls, an open-plan floor and a lunch break that mostly doesn’t happen, that advice is not for you — so you conclude the whole idea isn’t for you either. This is written as a menu instead. Options sorted by what you actually have available: how much time, how much space, how much privacy. Pick whatever fits. Nothing here needs kit, a gym or anyone’s permission.