Aussies sit for an average of over 10 hours on work days - a recent study by Medibank Private shows.
Check out the report here
3 Tips to do today - and feel better, forever
1. When reading emails, texts and social media, stand up and move around.
2. Set a reminder every hour to get up and move from whatever you are doing - even if it's for only 30 seconds.
3. Stand up when talking to others in person, in text and over the phone. You will be totally alert and the best version of yourself.
Fast Facts: After 2 hours of sitting...
- Good cholesterol drops 20%
- Blood flow/circulation decreases
- Blood sugar rises
- Metabolism slows 25-50%
Give 20 seconds of your day to this stretch, get a lifetime of comfortable sitting.
"For people who sit most of the day, their risk of heart attack is about the same as smoking.”
Martha Grogan: Cardiologist - Mayo Clinic, USA.
