Sakina Hassanali

Why Movement Matters for Creatives

Here’s a reflective version that connects your creative work naturally to the challenge:

As creatives, so much of our work happens sitting down.

Hours spent building strategy decks, designing, illustrating, researching, refining ideas, and staring at screens. We exercise our minds constantly, but it can be easy to forget that our bodies need movement too.

I’ve been thinking more intentionally about walking, not just as exercise, but as part of my creative process.

Walking gives me space to step away from the noise of a screen. It helps clear my head, work through ideas, reset when I’m stuck, and come back to my work with a different perspective. Sometimes the best thing you can do for an idea is stop staring at it and go for a walk.

And then there’s the physical side. When your work requires you to sit for long stretches, making time to move becomes even more important. Walking is one of the simplest ways to get your body moving, support your heart health, and build a healthier rhythm into the day.

That’s one of the reasons I’m taking on the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s 90 KM Walk Challenge this September.

90 kilometres is definitely a challenge, but it’s also a reminder I want to carry beyond September: creativity doesn’t always happen at the desk.

Sometimes, you have to walk away from it to move forward.