Stretching your hamstrings, calves and glutes, strengthening your core and challenging your balance – all in a minute’s walk.

Stand flatly with your right foot in front of your left, about one-foot distance apart. Keep your legs straight, hips forward and chest out as you hinge your upper body forward at your hips. Hold briefly.Carrie Cockburn/The Globe and Mail

Then bend your left knee so your hips sit backward. Keep your right leg straight as you flex your right foot to bring your toes toward your chest. Hold briefly. Alternate sides until you (slowly) reach your destination.Carrie Cockburn/The Globe and Mail

Originally published at The Globe & Mail .