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Sit Less Move More

By Oris Martin problems with your hip joints. • For short trips in the neighborhood walk or bicycle
Although sitting at a desk may be an inescapable part • Walk around when you’re on the phone
Sitting is worse for your health than smoking! That of your job, there are still ways to lower your risks by • Set the timer on your phone or activity device to
does not mean that you should take up smoking as a incorporating small amounts of exercise into your day. remind you to get up after an hour and do an exercise, such
healthy behavior, but it shows that being sedentary is Research has shown that adding movement for as little as as marching in place or jumping jacks. These exercises
injurious to your health. Several longevity studies have ten minutes a day can significantly impact your health. would raise your heart rate and increase your caloric
identified a link between a sedentary lifestyle and obesity, The American College of Sports Medicine expenditure.
heart disease, type II diabetes, and colon, lung and uterine recommendations for physical activity for adults are Even if you are active there may be times when you are
cancer. 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week. forced to sit for extended periods such as on an airplane
What level of activity defines a sedentary lifestyle? A Doing a little is better than doing nothing at all. If you’re flight or a car trip. There is a danger of developing deep
sedentary lifestyle is one in which the person has little or not getting enough activity the simplest way is to begin vein thrombosis (DVT) which is a blood clot that develops
no physical activity, with prolonged sedentary behavior incorporating activity into your day. in the legs and can be life threatening when it travels to
defined as sitting at a desk or in front of the TV for over • At work stand rather than sit whenever possible as other areas of your body such as your lungs resulting in
six hours per day. Most people who work in an office sit you use your computer or phone pulmonary embolism. Try standing at least once every
at least that many hours at their workstations. • Take the stairs instead of the elevator hour to stretch, and when going to the bathroom walk to
Too much sitting also affects your body in other ways. • Go for a walk outside during your lunch break the one that’s farthest away from your seat.
Muscles in your hips, lower back, legs and buttocks which • Whenever possible walk over to speak to a co-worker Being active prevents many of the chronic lifestyle
are very important for walking and stabilization become rather than sending an email diseases, and it will allow you to be healthy and pain free
weak. Your hip flexor muscles also shorten leading to • Parking further away from wherever you’re going way into your senior years. 
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