I find walking meditation helps soothe monkey-mind if I’m agitated or anxious, as does weight-lifting to some extent. As the other commenter stated, the act of repetition gives you something to focus on, similar to breathing exercises.
Tai Chi Chuan, Qi Gong, and other internal arts are forms of meditation. Under Herbert Benson M.D.'s definition, i.e. repetition of a word, sound, phrase, or movement, while adopting a passive mindset, optimally for 10-20 minutes twice daily these could easily qualify. I generally prefer meditation with movement. And one can always add a word, sound, or phrase to give that monkey mind something to do.
@eatmoregreenfood body scan is more effective for me than attention to breath. I start with attention to breath as a starting point to calm me, but follow with a slow attentive body scan top down which really helps me focus and reduce my brain MPH.
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