Why Sitting Is So Bad for You (Day 7)

In today's day 7, I'd like to discuss an issue I've been reading and watching a lot abut lately! It is the subject of sitting and how harmful it is to us. Different surveys show different results, but it seems that on average, we spend around 12 hours a day sitting. Research shows that rigorous exercise is not enough to erase the side effects of sitting for that long. So we need to do something about it!

Where do we sit?

- at home
- when travelling
- in the office/at school/at University
- at cafeterias/restaurants
- at the theatre/cinema
In other words, everywhere!

Why is it bad for us?

- it distorts our spines
- it makes us sleepy and lazy
- it can limit the amount of air coming into our lungs (incorrect posture presses our lungs!)

What can we do about it?

- stand up every half an hour to one hour for a few minutes
- stretch, do simple excersises
- when possible, do our work whilst standing
- rock on our chairs backwards and forwards

There are some highly innovative solutions related to sitting they've already invented: