21/10/2026
**Sitting is the new smoking… but are we moving towards health?** 🌿
What if movement was about more than exercise, burning calories or keeping fit?
I had the pleasure of sharing this conversation as a guest speaker at the **Stellenbosch Rotary Club**, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
We explored how intelligent movement, joy, emotional expression and connection can support our health, resilience and vitality — and why we need to shift our focus from simply preventing disease to actively **creating health (salutogenesis).**
Our bodies are designed to move, adapt, learn and express. And sometimes the smallest movements can make a meaningful difference.
✨ When last did you do something simply because it made you feel alive?
I've shared more thoughts in my latest article:
**"Sitting Is the New Smoking. But Are We Moving Towards Health?"**
đź”— Read the article: www.niawithmia.com
*Through Movement, Find Health.* đź’š
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