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I can attest that sitting from 9am until about 11pm (yes, I do get up!) can physically…

January 27, 2012 by · 14 Comments

I can attest that sitting from 9am until about 11pm (yes, I do get up!) can physically wreck you. If you spend any significant amount of time sitting at your desk (I'm lookin' at you Hangout marathon peeps!), a couch, or in a car, this +Lifehacker article is really something I think you should read.

There are real dangers in sitting too long. Leaning on your arms all day typing at a desk can really mess up the nerves in your hands (trust me on this – and the surgery to stop the damage doesn't look like a picnic either). Sitting too much without moving wrecks your hips and lower back. Our bodies were meant to walk and move upright – despite the few people I know that still seem to be knuckle-draggers <grin>.

Need help figuring out how to get moving and stay healthy? My first recommendation is to follow +Jacqueline Carly. Second recommendation – GET UP & MOVE RIGHT NOW!!!

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How Sitting All Day Is Damaging Your Body and How You Can Counteract It
Do you sit in an office chair or on your couch for more than six hours a day? Then here are some disturbing facts: Your risk of heart disease has increased by up to 64 percent.

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  • https://plus.google.com/108174369710375582291 Larry Lincoln

    I walk between 3 to 6 hous a day, and if I wasn't addicted to my computer and google+, I would walk even more.

  • https://plus.google.com/104526402660171216469 TechComputers DataRecovery

    Well said . I think there is an alternative to this as according to my experience. I ain't no professional athlete, but I do jogging and walking for 2 hrs in morning and 2 hrs in evening. Average distance i cover daily is 15 km.

    Alternative:First kneel on the floor, folding your legs underneath your thighs, while resting the buttocks on the heels. The ankles should be turned outward and the tops of the feet lowered so that, in a slight "V" shape, the tops of the feet are flat on the floor and big toes are overlapped, and the buttocks are finally lowered all the way down. The back is to be kept straight.

    Sit in this position for as long as you can, anywhere whether sitting on bed/sofa/ chair/carpet.

  • https://plus.google.com/109950959928032580820 sArA mAys

    Since I started working 4/10s I needed something to remind me to get up and move at regular intervals. So I installed an Android app, "Coffee Break" which I have set every hour, reminding me to get up and walk around for a few minutes.

  • https://plus.google.com/106664856178848200836 Richard Brown

    Wow that's really cheered me up, sitting here at my desk on a Friday afternoon.

  • https://plus.google.com/108095283244163492910 Kim Embretson

    My office is starting to look at installing standing desks. To get things started I made a simple 16" hgh wooden addition to my desk. It looks like an oversized lectern. After I plugged in an additional monitor, key board and wirelss mouse. I can stand at the wooden lectern or sit at the lower computer and still get all my work done. Easy to do and all spare parts. We will buy good looking commercial standing desks in the future for around $1000. I can already feel the benifits of less neck pain just by standing for most of the day. It works, give standing desks a try.

  • https://plus.google.com/114296145222818454410 Sarah Wilfley

    Love this point! My husband has back surgery 2 years ago and the surgeon told us that sitting was 1 of the worst thing you can do to your back. While recovering a guy in my husbands office built him a standing desk that was meant to be temporary but he still uses it today in an effort to be healthier and avoid future back issues.
    Thanks for sharing!!!

  • https://plus.google.com/111135877829919203501 John Neiberger

    I read a similar article last year and promptly changed out my desk chair for an exercise ball. That made a big difference, but it took a while to get used to it.

  • https://plus.google.com/106600962597764825745 Lynette Young

    +John Neiberger I used an exercise ball at my desk when I was pregnant, I should look at doing that again! Great idea!

  • https://plus.google.com/117406502559315709220 Joe Freek

    Poor back health is a MAJOR concern for all…. it seems as a "PEOPLE" we have almost evovled into lifestyle's of bad habit's.

  • https://plus.google.com/114296145222818454410 Sarah Wilfley

    I used to use the exercise ball too but need a new one, great idea. May go get one today :)

  • https://plus.google.com/103958562190125161194 Diana Studer

    I stand some, and I sit some. Hope that balances out the stress on the body.

  • https://plus.google.com/104526402660171216469 TechComputers DataRecovery

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tea_ceremony_performing_2.jpg

    The link shows what sitting posture i meant earlier. It's damn good. It increases blood circulation & burns more calories than standing (but less than walking(.

    You are a hell lot physically fit if you can sit in this posture continuously for 1 hour.

    Pls ignore the bending of back and the tea kettle in the pic. Your back should be perfectly straight.

  • https://plus.google.com/111095189494239007660 Avis PT

    Exact,Thank You

  • https://plus.google.com/102213635370306020926 Amanda McP

    I am glad I DON'T sit all day :-) – here's to being a physical therapist!