Do you spend a lot of time sitting?
Sitting time is something we can't get rid of. We are seated when we drive to work and once we get there...
Sitting is something we cannot get rid of. We are sitting when we drive to work, arriving at work we sit in front of a desk for 8 hours, so that at the end of the day we get home and sit down to watch television, not counting other activities such as eating, we spend most of the day sitting, which is alarming and has severe long-term consequences. A 2015 study carried out in the United States where 370,000 people, including men and women, exercised for 30 minutes daily, this gave a modest reduction in the risk of heart failure, it was concluded that the more movement, the less health risks from sitting for a long time. Make sure that when you sit down, it is to rest after doing some physical activity. Here we will show you a few alternatives so that you spend as little time sitting as possible.
Stay away from gym equipment that keeps you sitting
90% of the equipment in gyms have something in common and that is that to use them, you have to be sitting most of the time and almost always in the same position. We know that there will be those exercises for a certain part of the body that need to be practiced sitting, but many of them can be done standing, for example. The point is that you choose not to stay in that position for too long while you exercise.
Take small breaks during the day
If you have no other choice and have to work for 8 hours sitting down, then give yourself time to take breaks and stand up, maybe walk a bit or go up and down stairs. Work is the activity that makes us sit almost all day.
Monitor your activity minutes
You can use the same gym equipment or even Smartphone applications to measure your activity levels.
Walk more
If you can walk to work, do so and save the car for longer distances. If you cannot get to work on foot, try to have a set time so you can go out for a walk and run. Sitting for a long time has been compared to smoking, due to the damage it can cause us and as the comparison suggests, it is a very considerable damage. Stay active much of the day and exercise. Remember, sit down alone to rest after a good workout.
