One of the big problems we tend to put on weight is our sedentary life, and the fact that we sit most of the time: you mean that our grandparents and ancestors were thinner than us, mine and your generation. she carries out office work and is often seated, reclined or even sprawled at home, not to mention the time we spend with our backsides on the seat of a car. Unfortunately, a sedentary lifestyle is the antechamber of overweight: even those who do half an hour or an hour of gymnastics 4 or 5 times a week or do a little exercise every day does not solve the problem at all, since otherwise of time is sitting.
This does not mean not doing physical activity, it means that what little we do does not solve the problem that instead concerns most of our hours. Just as it is impossible to ask people to change jobs in order to be in better physical shape.
Here are some tips from Chris Kresser’s website and some of my tips:
HOW TO FIGHT SEDENTARITY Get
up for two minutes every hour we spend sitting and take a break for a quarter of an hour every three hours
. transport (without sitting on the subway or on the bus) or by bicycle (no, the moped is not the same thing)
Get off at a further metro or bus stop
Remember to stand more often when we are at home
Watch TV while walking on a treadmill, stepper or exercise bike
Use an ergonomic chair at home to stay contracted and balanced while seated ( it’s called an active chair ) if possible in the office or a sitting ball like this . There are also active chairs that allow a standing position .
Playing with a small medicine ball ( the one-kilo ones ) under the desk while we work, for example by passing it from foot to foot, putting pressure on it with your feet (take off your shoes or put on sneakers or softer shoes) and lifting it a few cm with both feet. They are very simple exercises that do not distract us from office activities.
Wear shoes for correct posture like these.