While elaborate routines and expensive gym memberships could be the measure of fitness these days, fitness is pretty simple. It is all about feeling good and being active throughout the day to carry out your activities efficiently.
But guess what?
Our lifestyles have become inactive. While you might be feeling mentally exhausted most of the time, there’s no or very less physical activity. Only sitting for long hours or sometimes, even throughout the day is very toxic for our health. Now, this might sound bizarre but research suggests despite regular exercise, sitting for a long period increases your risk for developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. In fact, a study conducted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination found that a sedentary lifestyle shortens life expectancy leading to early death.
Even a simple massage can help improve circulation, energy, and alertness while reducing the stress that develops due to hectic routines. Waldon advocates a healthy lifestyle and brings to you a range of products to make this relaxation and fitness accessible for everyone.
However, movement is absolutely essential for a healthy lifestyle. Mobility and fitness are closely connected especially in our sedentary lifestyles. Whether it is your school or college, you sit and attend lectures or you are working on a desktop to earn a living. At home, you would probably binge-watch or read. Somehow, you end up sitting for long periods and the “sitting disease” has actually grappled us.
The question is how can you overcome this sitting disease?
TOP 5 WAYS TO AVOID LONGER SITTING DURING THE DAY
Besides including more short self-care breaks in your day, you can also use these simple tricks to be more active and mobile-
1) Make the most of your lunch and coffee breaks
Who said lunch breaks are just meant for eating?
It isn’t uncommon to see people either skip lunch or have it on the desk while working. This is not a healthy habit at all. On one hand, it doesn't allow you to enjoy your meal (the one reason why you are even earning in the first place) and on the other hand, it makes you lazy and unfit.
Make the most of your coffee breaks too. That doesn't mean you'll overdo coffee but having it once in a while in smaller quantities is always a great option. Step away from your desk and take breaks during your work hours.
Try to include a short walk with colleagues during office hours- it opens your mind to new ideas and also makes you active.
2) Why not change the meeting style?
Office culture is changing and we see more office setups that are dynamic and fun to work in. A little bit of an active lifestyle can start by changing the small tasks you do in your workspace, and meetings are one of the most common. Sitting around the boardroom table for hours is not good for anybody's health. So, why not change the traditional meeting style to a stand-up meeting?
Research shows that walking has a positive impact not only on well-being but also on the creative thinking of employees. So, the best ideas and better health, what else to ask for?
Many office spaces have now started incorporating activity areas that can be used for some sport or exercise. You don’t want to take your work there for once, do you?
3) The 30 minutes formula to break the monotony
According to research by the Department of Health, one must take an active break from sitting every 30 minutes. You can set a reminder on your phone and there you go! Take a coffee break, go and talk to a colleague instead of emailing them everything, and take the stairs more often. You may also schedule some physical activity breaks to do some simple stretching exercises.
There are many applications and platforms available today that can give you both inactivity alerts to remind you of how long you've been sitting. They can also prompt you to get up and walk a few steps or do a few jumps to meet the target. This one works well for cases where work gets you occupied or when you're streaming online. Any kind of warning message that grabs your attention and prompts you to get up is enough to get you going.
4) Do it yourself
With the advent of digitization, we have become lazy enough to not do even the simplest things ourselves. Groceries? Let's order online! Need to get your car washed? Let's go for an automatic car wash. We are no longer looking for opportunities to be active.
The truth is, doing these simple things yourself is going to save you both bucks and pains that will come as you grow older. You can very much enjoy doing small activities that need you to move. The amount of satisfaction and mental peace you get completing the task makes all the effort worth it!
5) Workout at home
For all the busy bees, a good way to include a hard workout routine is by bringing the gym, home. Well, if you think this is a conventional idea of bringing gym equipment at home…naaah!
If you have no time to go to the gym or follow a rigid exercise routine, make your housework your workout. Take out 15 minutes every day to get a chore done, let's say, clean up a corner of your house! Try it out, and we can promise you will have fun!
Put on your favorite music while working around in your house and tadaaa…..you won't even realize your house is cleaner and you are healthier. And for any cramps, you might have, or any other concerns, Waldon has the solution. You are just one massage away from feeling lively and relaxed.
So, here we come to the end of this blog. You might not even notice but these little tricks can help you sit less and move more even during a busy workday. There is no doubt that you need to take time out for your health. Even the finest job and a luxurious lifestyle cannot replace the importance of being fit! It is these little things you do that will help you live better in the long run.
All you need to do is identify what your body demands and add the element of activity to your otherwise sedentary lifestyle.
