How To Move More and Move Well If You Sit At A Desk All Day

We are discussing moving more and moving well this month. It is our belief that this is an important topic especially during these times of 2020/2021. Today we are sharing ideas on How To Move More and Move Well If You Sit At A Desk All Day. 
 
Those working a 40-hour week at a desk job are spending a large portion of each day sitting down, burning few calories, and getting a very little exercise. This is not good for your health for many reasons and moving more does help your body stay healthy. Unlike a physical job in which people tend to move a lot during the day, a desk job while still tiring does not do much for a healthy lifestyle or in weight control.

People work for 8 hours a day, might commute 1-2 hours in a car and may return home at night to sit in front of a television or a computer to unwind. There is little chance of any organic exercise in this process so time must be made. A sedentary lifestyle is not healthy in the long term so we need to find ways to keep ourselves healthy despite our desk jobs. 

Get Control of Your Diet

Between donuts in the break room and bowls of candy on work colleagues' desks, there may be a temptation to eat unhealthy amounts of poor quality Frankenfoods. This is why practicing discipline is important when you sit at a desk all day. Avoid the empty snacks and get used to saying no when someone brings in cupcakes or some other unhealthy food.

Remember to stay hydrated throughout the day, not only does it fight off hunger but it also helps you stay energized. According to WebMD the so-called 3 pm lull is often caused by dehydration so keep a good supply of water on hand. (source).

Lunch Break Walking

It would be our suggestion to eat lunch and get out for a walk to get active in your 30–60-minute lunch break. Find a like-minded work colleague who wants to get active as well and walk together. It’s not just misery that likes company, workouts also benefit from a little group motivation.

You may think that walking at lunch will leave you tired for the rest of the day but the opposite is actually true. When we exercise, we help boost energy in the body and also release some feel-good hormones in the brain. We actually return from break refreshed and in a generally better mood if we get the heart pumping a little bit with a short walk.

Standing Desk

This new innovation prevents you from sitting all day as it adjusts from standing to sitting so you can get on your feet several times a day.

Exercise at the Desk

Just because we are sitting at a desk does not mean we cannot get some exercise at the same time. This can be walking or moving when on the phone, getting up from the office chair for a 2-minute stand and stretch session each hour or maybe even doing a set of 10 bodyweight squats with the goal of doing 100 squats during your workday. The idea is to find creative ways to move more in your day. 

By nature, sitting at a desk is often physically restricting however with some inventive thinking you can find ways to move more and move well each and every day. It may just be a lap around the office every hour as a short break or something more intense in whatever way fits your job and your lifestyle.
 
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