Wellness & Sports / Jim's Club

For many global professionals, there’s a painful gap:

・Work is going global
・But energy, focus, and health are quietly declining

Time zones, new food culture, remote work,
constant screen time, and ongoing stress
make it very easy for your routines to fall apart.

In my new article I share a practical framework
for global nomads & expats to build a **stable baseline** again:

- Fixing your wake-up time
- Using a daily “no-food window” (16:8 style)
- Building meals on vegetables + better carbs (like sweet potato)
- Breaking up long sitting time with standing & micro-movement
- Protecting melatonin by dimming lights before bed

It’s not about perfection.
It’s about having a **home base** you can return to
whenever life and work get messy.

▼ Read the full article
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wellness-design-global-nomads-expats-five-habits-keep-shimoda-sw4jf

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- Program link hub
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If you or your team are trying to sustain performance
while working across borders and time zones,
this might be a good place to start.

Wellness Design for Global Nomads & Expats - Five Habits to Keep Your Sleep, Food, and Movement on Track ▫️ Written from the perspective of a Japanese wellness & lifestyle coach living abroad ▫️ 0. Introduction: When Going Global Quietly Breaks Your Routine If you’ve been working or living abroad for a while, some of this might feel familiar: - You’re wide awake at 1 a.

Remote work and nomad life are often sold as “freedom.”

In practice, many of us quietly end up here:
- sitting 8–10 hours a day
- moving less than we did with a commute
- feeling more tired than we expected

Research over the last few years has been clear:
long, uninterrupted sitting is linked to higher health risks,
even for people who exercise.

In my new article,https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-digital-nomads-need-know-remote-work-health-design-shimoda-or34f I share:

● what recent studies say about sitting and long-term health
● why I changed my own routine to “mostly standing” at home
● a practical 5-step roadmap for digital nomads:
1) notice your sitting time
2) insert stand / move triggers
3) create a simple standing setup at home
4) use café and travel time for micro-movement
5) review your body weekly and adjust

I wrote it for people who want both:
a global career and a body that still feels good 10 years from now.

▼ Read the full article
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-digital-nomads-need-know-remote-work-health-design-shimoda-or34f

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What Digital Nomads Need to Know About Remote Work and Health Design ▫️ Intro: Freedom to Work Anywhere… But Your Body Didn’t Get the Memo When people imagine “digital nomad life,” they usually picture something like this: - Laptop, coffee, and a beautiful café somewhere in Asia or Europe - No crowded trains, no office politics, no fixed working hours - ...

If quitting never sticks, it’s not you—it’s missing trigger design.

30-day low-friction plan👇
Week 1: log triggers (don’t reduce)
Week 2: fixed 2-minute reset before smoking
Week 3: protect sleep (no smoking 4–5 hours before bed)
Week 4: zone rules (e.g., no smoking before noon)

Full guide: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/30-day-low-friction-plan-cut-down-remote-abroad-friendly-shimoda-iuqaf

Save and run it for 7 days first.

A 30-Day Low-Friction Plan to Cut Down (Remote & Abroad Friendly) Quitting sounds simple in theory and brutal in practice—especially when you’re busy. For many remote workers and people living abroad, smoking becomes the fastest available “switch” for stress, boredom, and transitions.

Skin and “looking tired” are often recovery issues.
If you smoke, start with timing shifts (especially at night) before you fight total count.

▼Read more
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smoking-skin-looking-tired-recovery-angle-most-people-susumu-shimoda-hz6wf

Tired even after sleep?
Sometimes it’s not “how many” you smoke—it's when.

Try this today👇
- Delay the first cigarette by 30 minutes
- Avoid smoking 4–5 hours before bed (or move the last one earlier)
- When you’re stuck, walk 2 minutes before you smoke

▼Full mini-work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-smoking-steals-your-sleep-recovery-even-when-youre-susumu-shimoda-olx8f

▼30-Day Wellness & Lifestyle Program
https://linktr.ee/jim_wellness_sports

Save this and test it for 7 days.

Constant fatigue? Start with the basics before supplements:
1. Sleep (stable entry)
2. Light (3 min in the morning)
3. Breath (longer exhale)
⠀
9-min mini routine:
• 3 min morning light
• 4s inhale → 8s exhale × 6
• reduce night scrolling by 5 min
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One anchor habit is enough.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reset-oxidation-inflammation-sleeplightbreath-trio-people-shimoda-328vf

Eating out a lot doesn’t mean you can’t reduce glycation.
It’s not restriction—it’s smoothing the waves:

1. Don’t eat carbs alone (add protein/fiber)
2. Don’t default to sweet drinks (weekly limit)
3. Move 2 minutes after meals (indoors counts)
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▼Full article + 7-min mini routine:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/glycation-proof-abroad-3-rules-reduce-blood-sugar-spikes-shimoda-zwsof

If you’ve been feeling constant heaviness or slower recovery lately, this might help.
I summarized three processes that can accelerate aging (glycation, oxidation, inflammation) and added a simple 10-minute mini routine.

▼Read More
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aging-3-kinds-rust-simple-habits-reduce-glycation-susumu-shimoda-vivlf

▼Full 30-day program:
https://linktr.ee/jim_wellness_sports