28/08/2026
I don't even own a desk chair.
I usually work standing up.
But my wife was sick this week, so my normal office was out. I spent the last few days hunched over my laptop on the kitchen counter.
Cooking, cleaning, refereeing the kids, and catching work in the gaps.
By today, my back had a lot to say about it.
Here's what that reminded me: Moving well was never about discipline. I know all the right things. It's about your setup. Change the environment and even the "movement guy" stiffens up.
So I stopped trying to be perfect this week and just grabbed twenty seconds where I could.
Roll the shoulders while the kettle boils. Open the hips while the pasta cooks.
Not a routine. Just movement bolted onto things I was already doing. It's the only reason I'm not a total pretzel heading into the weekend.
If your setup got wrecked this week too, you don't need to fix everything. Pick one thing you already do every day and add ten seconds of movement to it.
That's the whole trick.
If your back is feeling tight and you want a quick reset before the weekend, grab my free mobility routine in the comments.
Happy Friday. Hope yours was a little calmer than mine!