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Recently, a study in the medical journal, The Lancet, suggested that physical inactivity was as dangerous to our bodies as smoking. In addition, the study suggests that even those who exercise each day, but still sit for their entire workday, put their health at risk. While more investigation needs to be completed on this issue, what are the millions of Americans who must work a sedentary job supposed to do to improve their health? Here are some suggestions.
If you are the industrious type who spends an hour each day working out, you definitely should still be enjoying this important activity. However, you can break up your workout and consider working out for a half-hour in the morning, going for a brisk walk at lunch and then doing another half-hour of exercise in the evenings. This will help get your heart rate up several times during the day, a sort of simplified interval training. This, of course, might not be convenient, but most of us can probably at least spend 10 or even 15 minutes taking a walk outside during our lunch break.
Working at home has many benefits in general, but it also provides people with the opportunity to fit in a bit of activity every hour. Keep your eye on the clock, and about every 60-90 minutes, take an activity break. This can be as simple and jogging in place or taking the dog outside for a walk or just going up and down the stairs a dozen times. It is also good to do some deep breathing and stretching to keep your body from becoming sore.
For those who work in an office, there are definitely some ways to increase activity. In addition to taking a short walk at lunch, get up every hour or so and walk around. If you have to go to another floor, take the stairs. When you head to the bathroom, select the restroom the farthest away from your desk, and if it is on another floor, that is even better. You can park as far away from the front door of your office as possible to increase your walking time.
Weekends are a time for relaxing, but you can also use some of your time for physical activity. Get out in the yard and trim some shrubs or weed the garden. Take the kids to the local park and run around. Play basketball or beach volleyball with friends or just go for a long walk or a hike. When you are hanging out watching television, don't just sit around the entire time. Get up during the commercial breaks and jump on your mini trampoline or do some jumping jacks or run up and down the stairs a few times.
While sore muscles might make you want to avoid exercise, this is not usually the healthiest option. You can certainly lower the intensity of your workout for a few days, but you can also speed up healing and reduce pain by using an aid such as a physiological hybrid shape. These are specially designed adhesives that you place on a muscle. The shape protects and isolates that muscle and reaches out and garners strength from other muscle groups that are nearby. This means movement will be easier and cause you less pain, and as you begin to exercise, your body's blood flow will increase sending healing proteins to the sore area.
If you are the industrious type who spends an hour each day working out, you definitely should still be enjoying this important activity. However, you can break up your workout and consider working out for a half-hour in the morning, going for a brisk walk at lunch and then doing another half-hour of exercise in the evenings. This will help get your heart rate up several times during the day, a sort of simplified interval training. This, of course, might not be convenient, but most of us can probably at least spend 10 or even 15 minutes taking a walk outside during our lunch break.
Working at home has many benefits in general, but it also provides people with the opportunity to fit in a bit of activity every hour. Keep your eye on the clock, and about every 60-90 minutes, take an activity break. This can be as simple and jogging in place or taking the dog outside for a walk or just going up and down the stairs a dozen times. It is also good to do some deep breathing and stretching to keep your body from becoming sore.
For those who work in an office, there are definitely some ways to increase activity. In addition to taking a short walk at lunch, get up every hour or so and walk around. If you have to go to another floor, take the stairs. When you head to the bathroom, select the restroom the farthest away from your desk, and if it is on another floor, that is even better. You can park as far away from the front door of your office as possible to increase your walking time.
Weekends are a time for relaxing, but you can also use some of your time for physical activity. Get out in the yard and trim some shrubs or weed the garden. Take the kids to the local park and run around. Play basketball or beach volleyball with friends or just go for a long walk or a hike. When you are hanging out watching television, don't just sit around the entire time. Get up during the commercial breaks and jump on your mini trampoline or do some jumping jacks or run up and down the stairs a few times.
While sore muscles might make you want to avoid exercise, this is not usually the healthiest option. You can certainly lower the intensity of your workout for a few days, but you can also speed up healing and reduce pain by using an aid such as a physiological hybrid shape. These are specially designed adhesives that you place on a muscle. The shape protects and isolates that muscle and reaches out and garners strength from other muscle groups that are nearby. This means movement will be easier and cause you less pain, and as you begin to exercise, your body's blood flow will increase sending healing proteins to the sore area.
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