DO YOU HAVE SITTING DISEASE?
If you spend most of your time sittingat behind a desk, or on your sofa watching TV, you may not be getting enough physical activity for optimal health. In this article, we’ll explore some, but there are some simple ways to get yourself moving towards a more active, healthy lifestyle.
Current research suggests that spending long periods of time beinga sedentary lifestyle can have a very negative impact on your health. In fact, this serious situation is often described as “sitting disease” and is commonly associated with an increased risk of suffering:…
Heart disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Obesity
Strokes
Hypertension
Increasing your activity levels will massively reduce your risk of suffering diseases associated with …show more content…
Get Mmore NEPA! Sit Lless If you spend a lot of time sitting, you are risking your health, fitness and posture, so try to simply stand up more. Stand up whenever you take a phone call., Wwalk to your colleague’s, instead of calling or emailing them., Ttry walking to meetings. Rrather than the usual boardroom setupting, get up and change the TV channel by hand, instead of using the remote. L…look for any opportunity to get up and stand up!
Walk Mmore Walking is arguably THE most accessible form of NEPA. You don’t need any specialist equipment and can do it almost anywhere and anytime. Look for ways to get more walking into you daily routine, such as:. Opportunities for walking include…
Walk to and/or from work or school
Meet up and walk with friends, rather than chat on the …show more content…
Because NEPA should not be overly tiring and can actually enhance your energy levels and speed up recovery, there is no real upper limit to how much you can do in a day. It all comes down to your lifestyle and how much you can realistically fit in. However, as most of us work best when we have specific targets to focus on, aim to accumulate around 60 minutes per day of NEPA. This can be comprised of any type of physical activity; just choose things you enjoy.
Conclusion Increasing your daily activity levels might sound a little daunting and time consuming, but really, it doesn’t have to be. Walking can often get you where you want, to be faster than driving because of heavy traffic, and playing with your kids is just plain fun! Other NEPA activities, such as car washing and gardening, may even save you money, as you won’t have to pay someone else to do them.
60-minutes of NEPA per day equals 365 hours of additional physical activity a year which. , Aassuming you burn a very conservative 300 calories per hour, that, means you’ll burn 109, 500 calories more per year than if you were sedentary. That’s over 12kg of fat!
NEPA could very well be the difference between being overweight and unhealthy or reaching your ideal healthy weight, and you won’t have to do a single minute of extra exercise. How many NEPA minutes have you done
If you spend most of your time sittingat behind a desk, or on your sofa watching TV, you may not be getting enough physical activity for optimal health. In this article, we’ll explore some, but there are some simple ways to get yourself moving towards a more active, healthy lifestyle.
Current research suggests that spending long periods of time beinga sedentary lifestyle can have a very negative impact on your health. In fact, this serious situation is often described as “sitting disease” and is commonly associated with an increased risk of suffering:…
Heart disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Obesity
Strokes
Hypertension
Increasing your activity levels will massively reduce your risk of suffering diseases associated with …show more content…
Get Mmore NEPA! Sit Lless If you spend a lot of time sitting, you are risking your health, fitness and posture, so try to simply stand up more. Stand up whenever you take a phone call., Wwalk to your colleague’s, instead of calling or emailing them., Ttry walking to meetings. Rrather than the usual boardroom setupting, get up and change the TV channel by hand, instead of using the remote. L…look for any opportunity to get up and stand up!
Walk Mmore Walking is arguably THE most accessible form of NEPA. You don’t need any specialist equipment and can do it almost anywhere and anytime. Look for ways to get more walking into you daily routine, such as:. Opportunities for walking include…
Walk to and/or from work or school
Meet up and walk with friends, rather than chat on the …show more content…
Because NEPA should not be overly tiring and can actually enhance your energy levels and speed up recovery, there is no real upper limit to how much you can do in a day. It all comes down to your lifestyle and how much you can realistically fit in. However, as most of us work best when we have specific targets to focus on, aim to accumulate around 60 minutes per day of NEPA. This can be comprised of any type of physical activity; just choose things you enjoy.
Conclusion Increasing your daily activity levels might sound a little daunting and time consuming, but really, it doesn’t have to be. Walking can often get you where you want, to be faster than driving because of heavy traffic, and playing with your kids is just plain fun! Other NEPA activities, such as car washing and gardening, may even save you money, as you won’t have to pay someone else to do them.
60-minutes of NEPA per day equals 365 hours of additional physical activity a year which. , Aassuming you burn a very conservative 300 calories per hour, that, means you’ll burn 109, 500 calories more per year than if you were sedentary. That’s over 12kg of fat!
NEPA could very well be the difference between being overweight and unhealthy or reaching your ideal healthy weight, and you won’t have to do a single minute of extra exercise. How many NEPA minutes have you done