Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Don't just sit there, DO something. From time to time.

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Here's an article from The Conversation about breaking up periods of sitting.

Here's a quote from the article:   "The proposed implication of these studies is that too much sitting is distinct from too little exercise."

There must be an app that chimes every 20-30 minutes, and then suggests a 2-minute bout of exercise.....  Vigorous stretches?  Up and down a flight of stairs a couple of times?  Twists?  A yoga pose?

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2 comments:

clayt666 said...

This is one of the major things that FitBit (and other fitness monitors) do for you. They get "cranky" if you sit for too long, and urge you to get up and move.

I need orange said...

I've heard that.

I think I'd rather have a pleasant chime and a suggested 2-3 minute activity, than something on my wrist getting "cranky".....

:-) :-) (I just read a statistic, in the last few days, about how many of those devices get pitched into drawers after a few months.....)

I think I would respond better to:

[chime....] It has been 25 minutes since your last activity. I suggest stairs, tree pose, or picking a song at random from your "dance tunes" and dancing for the duration of the song.

:-)