The Importance of Movement in a Work From Home Environment
Ideas you can use to help incorporate movement during these stressful, work from home times.
?Sitting for prolonged periods of time is the new smoking,? declares Nina Geromel, a Milwaukee-based doctor of physical therapy. ?Prolonged sitting has been shown to adversely affect cholesterol and triglyceride levels,? she adds, ?putting you at greater risk for strokes and cardiovascular disease.?
This is true even if you?re a physically active person who exercises regularly, she notes. In other words, if you?re seated at your desk all day working, sitting on a Peloton for an hour isn?t going to keep you healthy. Did you believe otherwise" Millions of Americans do.
Adding Easy Movement at Work
So what can you do for yourself or your design clients to remedy this situation" It makes sense to start with the simplest solutions first. Personal wellbeing coach and the author of Love Yourself Fit, Lisa Nordquist in San Diego, points out that ?Standing is better than sitting and moving is better than standing.? There are tasks like phone calls that you can perform pacing and even doing leg raises or gentle stretches with a cordless or cell phone. Is there a safe area within electronic reach of your desk where you can easily move around" Plan movement space into your home and projects.
Use your smart speaker or voice controller to turn up the music and dance! \ Josh.ai LLC \ Photo: Nicholas Freeman \ Wellness by Design (Tiller Press), © J. Gold
You can also set a ...
?Sitting for prolonged periods of time is the new smoking,? declares Nina Geromel, a Milwaukee-based doctor of physical therapy. ?Prolonged sitting has been shown to adversely affect cholesterol and triglyceride levels,? she adds, ?putting you at greater risk for strokes and cardiovascular disease.?
This is true even if you?re a physically active person who exercises regularly, she notes. In other words, if you?re seated at your desk all day working, sitting on a Peloton for an hour isn?t going to keep you healthy. Did you believe otherwise" Millions of Americans do.
Adding Easy Movement at Work
So what can you do for yourself or your design clients to remedy this situation" It makes sense to start with the simplest solutions first. Personal wellbeing coach and the author of Love Yourself Fit, Lisa Nordquist in San Diego, points out that ?Standing is better than sitting and moving is better than standing.? There are tasks like phone calls that you can perform pacing and even doing leg raises or gentle stretches with a cordless or cell phone. Is there a safe area within electronic reach of your desk where you can easily move around" Plan movement space into your home and projects.
Use your smart speaker or voice controller to turn up the music and dance! \ Josh.ai LLC \ Photo: Nicholas Freeman \ Wellness by Design (Tiller Press), © J. Gold
You can also set a ...
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