Today’s work style keeps everyone seated, and for extended periods. We order food delivery, send emails to our associates down the hall, and just swivel and scoot in our seats to reach for our stuff.
Sheila Viesca, TalkShop CEO advises, “Excessive sitting has become a health issue. This keeps one immobile. The body was designed for movement which it is not anymore getting for days, weeks, and months on end. This slows down the metabolism that promotes obesity and a host of illnesses, including heart disease and cancer.Life expectancy, one’s well-being and mental health are also affected adversely. The hard part is that inactivity cannot be offset by exercising in the mornings or on weekends, the same way eating the right foods cannot compensate for lack of sleep.”
How does one address this concern, while still delivering quality work? Viesca shares these tips:
1. Get up every one hour. Walk as you take calls. See your colleague instead of sending an email. Take your food to the pantry, and stand as you eat.
2. Stretch every hour, even in place. Move your head sideways, your arms and legs as well.
3. Don’t sit after a meal.
4. Have walking meetings to discuss issues or generate ideas.
The trick is to have intermittent movement every hour as the key to staying healthy and productive. Simply, get off your chair!
“Sedentary people have shriveled hearts and most of us who do not exercise have an atrophied body.”- Dr. Bruce B. Dan
TalkShop, the ISO-certified training facility accredited with the Civil Service Commission trains professionals and teams to handle time and stress to keep healthy and stay productive.
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