If your body feels stiffer or slower than it used to, you’re not imagining it. What doesn’t help is being told you need harder workouts, longer sessions, or more discipline than you had in your younger years.

You don’t need a gym membership, a marathon goal, or a perfectly structured routine to benefit from movement. Your body was built to move—gently, consistently, and often. And when you do, everything works better: your joints, your mood, your digestion, your energy, even your hormones.