Stand Up
Don't assume that sitting is the only way to work. It's not.
You've likely read the news and have heard that sitting for long periods of time is bad for your health. The issue isn't that we sit, the issue is that many of us sit and work without standing or walking for many hours at a time. Walking on a treadmill desk for eight hours a day is not the answer either (at least for most of us).
Instead:
- Stand up every 30 minutes and walk around every hour and a half, even if it's just for a few minutes.
- Find surfaces around your workplace that are bar-height and stand and work for a few minutes each day.
- Take phone calls, watch presentations, read or perform other activities while standing up or even walking if it makes sense for the task at hand.
Why?
This will not only improve cardio metabolic health but it will also prevent conditions like deep vein thrombosis. According to a recent study, reactive thinking improves during walking and creativity levels are consistently and significantly higher for those walking compared to those sitting. Walking has also been shown to help with improved attention and short-term recall.