Even though our daily life once comprised mostly standing and walking, today we mostly sit on our way to work, at work and at home.
http://www.ergotopia.de/blog/mehr-bewegung-am-arbeitsplatz
Physical movement is mostly done in our free-time which leaves us few time to compensate our movement deficit.
Furthermore, a lack of movement and to much sitting are morbid factors. But how can we counter a lack of movement if our daily life more and more involves sitting activities?
We have to bring movement back in our daily life.
With a small number of tricks, we can make it.
Ergotopia summed them up for you:
- Change your sitting position more often
- Take movement breaks
- Design your work place dynamically
- Drink sufficient amounts
- Do your phone calls while walking or standing
- Be creative, use different ways to walk or stand
- Do standing or walking meetings
- Do exercises against muscular tensions
- Park your car a little further or get out of the train one station earlier
- Keep standing in public transports
- If it’s nice outside, take your bike to work
- Take the steps instead of the lift
- Motivate your co workers to movement pauses
- Take desktop reminders to remind you of active pauses
- Walk a bit after lunch break
- Lift your legs while sitting, your toes while standing
- Get a sports calendar