Any Overcoming Sitting Disease Success Stories (no kidding)

I have this too, but some of the ideas seemed unrealistic.

"Aim for 10 minutes of NEAT each hour" - If I spent 10 minutes each hour, I'd get in trouble with my boss. I probably could get away with 30 seconds, but 10 minutes? You've got to be kidding me.

"Prolonged sitting at work can tire you out, making you zone out as 5 p.m. approaches, Comana says. "But if you take a brisk, 15-minute walk in the afternoon, you'll be far more productive in your last two hours." - Again, I get 30 minutes for lunch and that's it. If I did this I would get in trouble.

Now I certainly can do a few of the other things and I will make an active effort to do so. But I wonder who these people are that think up some of these. I've seen things like this in other articles. Those of us in the real world can't do some of these things.

{{{{ Hugs }}}} I'm thinking these types of articles are written for people in the real world, like me...who definitely can do these things for sure--I just didn't consider it at all! Here's some excerpts of ideas that may help people like you that just can't do 10 minutes or 15 minutes of intermittent activity from sitting all day I found in this other "really deep/interestingand informative" article:

..."Of course, couch potatoes and office workers don't always have thirty minutes to spare. After all, a Firefly bender might take up an entire evening. Here's the good news: you can break up that thirty minutes throughout the day. Dr. Parr continues:

This is the best part. We usually tell people to break it up into ten minute segments, but that's because it's the most practical. If I tell you that you can spread it out throughout the day, you're going to say, "Well, I stood up and walked across the room to my soda." What was that, about ten seconds? You'll start to micromanage. From my perspective, that's not how people should do it. But you could do it that way....

It's up to you how you use these micro-breaks. You don't even have to move if you don't want to, but if you want to get a little activity in that minute, here's a quick way to do it without leaving your desk area:

Stand up.
March in place for twenty seconds.
Reach down and try to touch your toes for twenty seconds.
Wander around and pick up or reorganize for the last twenty seconds (eventually your desk area may even be clean).

These are excerpts from the article (full article in link below)...you can read the whole thing here (including the super SCARY breakdown of how and what sitting for 6 or more per day, per week, and per year(s) does to the body--yikes! :sick:

How Sitting All Day Is Damaging Your Body and How You Can Counteract It
Thorin Klosowski
http://lifehacker.com/5879536/how-sitting-all-day-is-damaging-your-body-and-how-you-can-counteract-it

Here's another one that may help:

16 Tips for Desk Jockeys: What to Do About Sitting All Day
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/16-tips-for-desk-jockeys-what-to-do-about-sitting-all-day/


I hope this can help you and others a wee bit :flowerforyou:

I resisted the idea of a standing desk, because I know I have terrible posture -- I usually stand in stork pose :laugh: or with one hip cocked out. I also didn't think I'd be able to stand on my feet for too long -- I know what standing around is like, I cook.

I got a Lifespan treadmill desk, and it has made all the difference in the world. Not only is a 10,000 step day my baseline now, but the light strolling pace takes some pressure off my lower back.

(I know a treadmill desk isn't possible for everyone, but I have definitely joined the cult and recommend those who can get one!)

"Stork pose" :laugh: :drinker: :laugh: You rock...gonna have to try that "stork pose" for sure!

I've been standing more for the past couple of weeks than I have in years. :drinker: Also doing squats more (I'm standing while surfing the web more daily too and even while and typing this). It's a HUGE difference and I definitely feel it in my back and legs and in my tummy--kinda feels like my body feels after moderate exercising. Standing while surfing the web and lounging/bumming around is also really making a difference than sitting and surfing too--for the past couple of weeks instead of dropping a percentage of pounds (as I've been doing forever--well, at least for the past year or so--like down .02, .04, .06, .08 pounds) whole pounds are coming off instead for the past couple of weeks--I LIKE THAT :drinker: . Is this due to purposely standing more than sitting? I dunno, but I'm going to keep at it--how about you?

Here's some other ideas that may help us:

Rise Up Against Sitting Disease
22 easy ways to add healthy movement to your everyday routine.

http://www.rd.com/health/healthcare/rise-up-against-sitting-disease/