Comments on: Start Moving or Start Dying – The Effects of Sitting All Day

By: Kimberlee Lukins

Kimberlee Lukins — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:32:03 +0000

You are right! Sitting begets more sitting. The same as eating junk food begets more junk food eating.
I know this is super simplistic, but the inverse is also true.
Eating healthy begets more healthy eating. I don’t know if it’s because our bodies scream for good fuel once it becomes available or if we are just inclined to repeat daily habits. Moving begets moving too! Have you ever met the lady that has all of the kitchen cleaned up and put away before you are ready for dessert and coffee? How about the one who does it and you don’t even notice that she’s working? They can’t stand to sit still for long, so they are up finding something to do.
Force yourself to move instead of your non productive sitting to start. You know, the “I will start that task in a few minutes, I’m just gonna take a short break.” sitting spells. Once you get those out of the way and the moving around work starts getting done, you will notice more moving around work that needs done. All of a sudden, you will not need a gym!
There are many benefits of moving, but my two favorites are a clean house and a higher metabolism. I used to look at cake and gain ten pounds.

By: Tamara Mannelly

Tamara Mannelly — Thu, 01 May 2014 18:52:36 +0000

In reply to Emily S.. Yes, but taking the stairs whenever possible, parking your car farther away, walking in place while standing waiting for paper to be copied, etc. are all ways that can be incorporated in almost everyone's days. Then on days you aren't in the office, make an extra effort to get up and move even more!!! :)

By: Emily S.

Emily S. — Thu, 01 May 2014 13:56:20 +0000

I know it’s true, but I always find posts like this so discouraging. Yeah, if you work from home or if you have your own office, maybe a treadmill desk is an option. I work for someone else, and I share an office. I don’t take a lunch break, because then I’d be home an hour later. I take breaks when possible, but my office is small and there isn’t really much walking space available. I started wearing a pedometer, and I’m lucky to make it to 5,000 steps on days I’m in the office. But that’s just reality…some people don’t have a lot of these options.