Feeling lazy to exercise or workout, then this post is for you !
During this quarantine time, people who do work from home or people who are already in desk job 9–5 or night shifts are lacking of physical activities.
You lose 80 % of your workout benefits if you sit in a place for more than 4 hours of time.
Let’s see how can we move ourselves even though we feel not to do it.
Why I have to move from my seat?
1. Sitting in a place for more than an hour is as dangerous as eating five spoons of sugar.
2. You will gain weight
3. Your stools won’t move in the ascending/descending colon
4. Your metabolism will become slow
5. You will be prone to cardiac arrest, type-2 diabetes, PCOD, hypothyroidism and all kinds of lifestyle syndrome.
Sitting is injurious to health
1. Correct the sitting posture
When we sit in a chair, we need to make sure our head is at proper rest (if possible), spine is straight and lower part is well supported by the chair.
As shown in the picture below (Picture courtesy : runastic.com)
If we don’t sit properly, then we will soon have or ( somebody already has!)
1. Backaches
2. Tight hips
3. Sore neck
4. Slow migraine and headache due to neck pain
Keep your lower abdomen free while sitting. Loosen your belt if you have tummy fat already !
2. No chair for an hour
Try standing in between your work for at least continuously 15 min at your desk. It will activate the gluteal muscles and free up the lower abdomen for a moment.
Standing itself is an Asana. Tadasan!!
Photo courtesy : yogauonline.com and Pinterest
People may stare at you while standing in the office desk. They first laugh at you and slowly they will learn from you !!
3. Sit on a ball
Try sitting on an exercise ball for an hour or two. It improves trunk muscle activation, posture, reduces the spine discomfort, reduces pressure on lower part naturally as we keep moving the ball to adjust the posture.
Gym balls are used in physical therapy to treat tight hips and knees. Even during pregnancy, if we try sitting on this ball, your muscles will be relaxed.
Try this gym ball magic daily for an hour up to 10 days!! Your muscles will thank you.
PC: bestofoffice.com
4. Reach out for water at least
Keep your water bottle at least 10 meters away from you. Stand up and reach out to the water bottle. And then sit and drink water. Hurrah!!
5. Keep a reminder in your phone
Try keeping a reminder in your smart gadgets. There are some apps in the market too. Whenever it rings up, get up from your place, have a walk around your bay area or garden and come back to work. Keep in mind that your performance bonus is really based on how you work and not on how much time you sit in your desk.
6. Sometimes keep your phone away
I have seen people who sit in the desk idle even though they complete their daily tasks and looking into their smart gadgets.
Don’t do this crime. Once your task is completed, get up from your desk, walk for a while hearing relaxation musical or podcasts.
Charge your phone away from your work desk. At least there is a chance to move our ass.
PC : Pinterest
7. Exercise at your desk/office chair itself
- Try stretching your legs and hands sitting in the chair.
- Lift up your hands and legs once
- Neck and back stretching
- Shoulder stretching sometimes
See the picture posted in Pinterest which I personally daily follow and effective too.
PC : Useowl.com
8. Play with your children and pets for at least 15 min a day
If you are at work from home, always be ready to play with the kids or pets whenever they nag you.
Seriously you should not miss the fun. Your brain’s cognition is rebuilt once and you will get fresh notions instantly. Dopamines are increasingly high when you spend time with your loved ones or pets.
Playing with your pets or children reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s at your later ages as it reduces the cortisol secretion which is the culprit hormone behind stress.
PC : Pinterest (HenieFoure gallery)
9. Take an extra responsibility at kitchen/laundry
At Work from home situations, maintain a schedule for cleaning and decluttering your home.
You don’t need to head up to gym or buy expensive workout items.
Do laundry, cleaning restrooms, arranging things in the kitchen, decluttering the book shelf for a while in between your work.
The moment you return to work, productivity will be high.
10. Ride a bicycle/bike/a simple movement
Say you have a complicated task ahead. Better distract your brain by getting fresh air from outside by riding your cycle to the near by parks or super markets.
Ok…we are in curfew. Can’t move from home. Good excuse. Not always.
Stand up from your desk. Go near the wall and do a wall push up for 2 minutes of time. Not more than that.
Fresh air relaxes you and your work productivity will improve for sure. And do mediate in between, your work productivity will improve two times better than before.
Moral of the story:
Move your ass.
Wishing you a happy and healthy lifestyle ❤️.
Health Thriver 
Ya, was feeling lazy to exercise! want to try the gym ball magic!
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