You should sit for this one. Or maybe not… IT’S ABOUT YOUR BELLY FAT and more… A significant new study of 4,500 Americans (published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine) found that sitting for long periods will KICK YOUR BUTT in the weight department, even if you eat a good diet and exercise at other times in the day. AND this study adjusted for factors such as levels of daily activity, gender, race etc.
Sitting for just 4 hours per day INCREASES THE SIZE OF YOUR WAIST (BELLY FAT!) and makes you noticeably heavier… Even if you’re someone who gets your exercise in when you’re not working!
“BUT I’ve got to work!” I hear you scream…
Yes, but here’s one thing you can do:
Tomorrow at work, if you sit at a desk for hours on end normally… Take a “HELL NO I AIN’T GONNA SIT MYSELF TO DEATH” break every hour. Just try it. Stand at your desk and do your work. Pretend to be going to make yourself a cup of tea – walk around, move your bones. Get a glass of water. Your life, your health, your FINE BOOTY depends on it. Take breaks when you’re working – set an alarm on your phone so you take 2 – 5 min breaks every hour.
Other things you can do to get your rump up (not sitting!)
1) Do secret desk exercises e.g. leg weights – put your heavy handbag on your feet and lift! Do sets of 10 – 20 repetitions. Or use two full water bottles as dumbbells and do bicep curls or work your triceps. It may look a little odd but…
2) Sit on a stability ball instead of a chair – you’ll be strengthening your abs, your lower back and burning more calories each hour just trying to sit on that thing!
3) Get a sit / stand desk if you can
OR just stand at your regular desk, tilt your computer screen up
4) When you get home, don’t just slouch on the couch. Put your sneakers on instead and DANCE, GO FOR A WALK, DO JUMPING JACKS… You know what to do. Get the blood pumping or you’ll be like the poor people in the study who were SITTING THEMSELVES TO DEATH… Well, I’m being a bit dramatic here but, without realizing it, every single day they were increasing their risk of getting diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and becoming unhealthily overweight.
I’m here rooting for you!
love
Kara – The Lifestylista
xox
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