10/03 Monday Day 3 SLBC
Auna37
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Today's challenge: make your plan to sit less and move more. Using the input form on this page: http://www.quittingthesitting.org/act-now.html specify your top priority for sitting less (your “One Thing”) and your activity goal. Will you be going for the bronze, silver, or gold level of activity? Or maybe the platinum? Fill out and submit the form.
Please Note: By selecting “MFP Sit Less Boot Camp Challenge” from the pull-down list of Organizational challenges on the Act Now page, your pledged reduction to sit less will be added to our group's total, and this count will be shared with Auna so that she can let everyone in the group know the total number of sitting hours eliminated by Sit Less Boot Camp challenge takers! No individual or identifying information will be shared, just the group's total reduction in sitting hours. And your email address (should you choose to provide it) will never be shared or provided to anyone else.
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Form completed ^^3
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OK. I'm getting off my chair now to start my day. 15k steps daily.
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My goal is to log on to this challenge every day to help keep me motivated to SIT LESS!!! I have achieved my "one thing" for the first two days of the month (standing every time my iWatch tells me its time and thus achieving the minimum of 12 stands per day and striving for once every waking hour!). It sounds like a small thing but when you sit too much it is really HUGE!!! Hope everyone has a great day STANDING UP!!!4
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Several of you jumped ahead and submitted your Sit Less plans through the Act Now form already...that's awesome! I've got your submissions. And thanks!
And to Boot Camp alum: you can either submit a new form indicating your new "One Thing" or I can use your form from last session.
Days 1-3 of Sit Less Boot Camp is the "ramp-up" period. Background information, ideas, and creating your Sit Less plan, all designed to give you a richer experience than just a sequence of daily challenges. Starting tomorrow, we will have two daily challenges for you to consider: a main challenge and an alternative challenge. And if neither is a great fit for you, you've always got your "One Thing" to work on!3 -
One of the goals of Sit Less Boot Camp is to show the collective impact of a group when they all act together. Just as it's easier to lose weight when you are part of a community such as MFP, we think it's easier to develop new sit less and move more habits when you are also part of a group. By submitting the Act Now form and letting us know what activity level you are aiming for, we can include your goal in the group's total. And we'll be able to create a summary image like this one from May's Boot Camp:
Also, social science research suggests that when people make a voluntary pledge to do something, they are more likely to follow through and do it than if they don't make a voluntary pledge. So, if you send us your plan, your "I'm going to do this" gets a little closer to becoming a reality.
We hope you'll join us and be part of our group effort to show our collective impact.
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My goal is to log on to this challenge every day to help keep me motivated to SIT LESS!!! I have achieved my "one thing" for the first two days of the month (standing every time my iWatch tells me its time and thus achieving the minimum of 12 stands per day and striving for once every waking hour!). It sounds like a small thing but when you sit too much it is really HUGE!!! Hope everyone has a great day STANDING UP!!!
Not a small thing at all, @SnagTop, in fact, I believe that standing up and shifting positions regularly throughout the day (and walking a bit, if possible) is the MOST IMPORTANT thing we can do to reduce our risks of sitting disease. Certainly, the total amount of sitting is very important too, but not sitting for too long is absolutely essential. It doesn't seem like the impact of standing up and stretching a bit after sitting for 30 minutes or so would be that big a deal, but in reality, the impact of this small habit can be profound.
So I am THRILLED to see so many of you make your "One Thing" to get up on a regular basis every 30 or 60 minutes. Wonderful choice!2 -
Really small movements can have a big impact on the risks of sitting disease. Are you a fidgeter? If so, Keep it up!
http://qz.com/509081/fidgeting-at-work-may-actually-be-great-for-your-health/
http://medicine.missouri.edu/news/20160804-fidgeting-prevents-arterial-dysfunction.php1 -
Thanks! I completed the form. Yesterday, inspired by this challenge, I spent the afternoon working in my garden instead of sitting inside.2
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Love the daily challenges! I've been doing them, but have neglected to post here each day. Completed the form today. Thanks for doing this!1
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I think I completed my application already a while back. Let me know if I didn't. I am on a mission to move more and sit less! Thanks!1
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This afternoon as I waited for an appointment, I stood up in the waiting room and moved around. I had to really focus on not worrying what others might be thinking. Have others found that when we try to move more, standing for phone calls, reading e-mails standing up etc - that the people around us sometimes look a bit surprised?1
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I am working on getting up every 30 minutes. I have medical issues which limit my exercise and activity options, but I am excited because this is something I can do. It has given me such hope the last few days to learn that it isn't only intense activity that can provide benefit. I love being able to focus on the positive of what is doable and appreciate the support of a group goal.1
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I will decide each morning, upon waking up, what I can do that day to be active. It will be a conscious focus.1
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This afternoon as I waited for an appointment, I stood up in the waiting room and moved around. I had to really focus on not worrying what others might be thinking. Have others found that when we try to move more, standing for phone calls, reading e-mails standing up etc - that the people around us sometimes look a bit surprised?
Yes, I know what you mean, @rag09. Sitting is also a cultural thing and there's an expectation that we should sit. What I now say to people who might look surprised is: "I just feel SO MUCH better when I don't sit too much" Which is the truth! I regularly walk loops in the building next to mine every hour to get my steps in. Several people have commented that they see me walking and they are now trying to get up and move around more too. We never know who we might inspire when we sit less and move more.
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I am working on getting up every 30 minutes. I have medical issues which limit my exercise and activity options, but I am excited because this is something I can do. It has given me such hope the last few days to learn that it isn't only intense activity that can provide benefit. I love being able to focus on the positive of what is doable and appreciate the support of a group goal.
@M310, thank you for posting this! This is a major reason Auna and I launched Sit Less Boot Camp. There's a widespread misconception that only moderate to intense exercise "counts". And it's simply not true. Sitting is now recognized as an independent risk factor for many diseases...we can't simply exercise and then sit the rest of the day. Certainly, the best approach is regular exercise coupled with sitting less and moving more. Both are important to good health. But as you point out, not everyone can exercise. You can make real strides in improving your health by becoming more "lightly active".
I am really glad you are joining us for Boot Camp this month.1 -
Done! I'm ready to sit less!1
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themedalist wrote: »Really small movements can have a big impact on the risks of sitting disease. Are you a fidgeter? If so, Keep it up!
http://qz.com/509081/fidgeting-at-work-may-actually-be-great-for-your-health/
http://medicine.missouri.edu/news/20160804-fidgeting-prevents-arterial-dysfunction.php
I'm a fidgeter...instead of trying to suppress it, I'll encourage it!.
Also, I completed the form. 1 -
form sent in
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signed up for bronze - 5 minutes walking for each cup of tea1
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Form posted, signed up for silver. 10000 steps daily and some yoga should get me there1
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Form completed!
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Nicely done, Everyone!0
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I'm late to the party but rearing to go!1
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Welcome, @rbelfiore0262 and others who have recently joined Sit Less Boot Camp. I'd recommend reviewing our first 3 daily challenges as they help establish a good foundation for the rest of the month. These links are:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10463649/10-01-saturday-day-1-slbc
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10464015/10-02-sunday-day-2-slbc
and
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10464319/10-03-monday-day-3-slbc
(which is this page!)0
