A couple Sundays ago I skipped the gym and powerwashed the garage, deck and siding instead. I squatted, bent over, lifted, hauled and scrubbed winter's grime away for four hours. Super sore on Monday, I knew my muscles had a solid workout. Our bodies are designed to be in motion all day, but unless you're a laborer, most of us compartmentalize our motion by working out in chunks, not fluidly throughout the day.

Check out these creative suggestions from "Julie's Health Club" and your very own "That's Fit" to you keep you in natural motion all day long -- your body is made for it:

• Wake Up -- Try these morning stretches I talked about last month.
• Shower Bends -- Forward bends under a pulsating shower releases the hamstrings/calves/hips and alleviates fatigue, anxiety, even headaches.
• Commute Fitness -- See stairs? Take two steps at a time, no escalators. 'Look mom, no hands' -- engage your core by balancing on a train/bus without holding onto a strap or pole (just be safe). Choose public transit instead of your car.
  
• Stop Sitting -- Purposely stand more, do squats during a conference call, quietly tense your abs and leg muscles during a meeting or at the mall. Schedule a 'walking' meeting to a local green space, and if available, hang from the monkey bars before heading back to the office.

Now that you've slipped fitness into your day, you can skip the gym, head home and lift up your loved ones for some more hug squats. Then take a walk after dinner or do some push-ups and lunges during commercial breaks.