Do you spend most of your day sitting at a desk? That’s what we thought…
Here are 6 ways that sitting for long periods of time is destroying your health, and ways you can make adjustments and get moving more throughout your day.
1. Poor posture
Not only are we sitting all day, but most of us are hunched over at our desks contorted in a position that isn’t doing us any good. Backaches, rheumatism,ARTHRITIS tight hips & sore neck sound familiar? A few simple adjustments can ensure that when you are seated, you’re doing it right.
2. More prone to injury
Sitting on our rears all day is actually deactivating our gluteal muscles . Ever heard the phrase “Use it or lose it?” This is especially true for your backside. The less active our glutes, the tighter our hips, hamstrings & quads become and more pain we feel in our low back, knees, neck & shoulders.
3. Increased risk of disease
Studies have shown that a sedentary lifestyle can increase your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and even cancer. Your goal should be to
increase movement in your everyday life, not just in the office . Become a “move more” kind of person.
4. Defeats the purpose of your workout
A study done at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center found that prolonged sitting can actually take away benefits from a workout done earlier that day – what?! For example, if you go for a 60 minute jog in the morning before work, and then sit for 10 hours at the office, you’re actually losing 80% of the amazing health benefits of your workout. What a waste!!
DESK WORKOUT
If reading this opened your eyes and made you motivated to incorporate more movement in your day, try doing the following workout at your desk on a daily basis:
1. Let your arms hang at your sides. Shake out your arms, hands and fingers.
2. Raise and lower your shoulders a couple of times. Roll them in a circular motion, first backwards and then forwards. Now draw your shoulder blades together and then apart again.
3. Extend your legs, lift your feet and move them in circles.
4. Bend and extend your knees several times.
5. Close your eyes for a few seconds. Open them and focus on an object far away, preferably about 20 meters (65 feet) away. This keeps you from straining your eyes.
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