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10/14 Friday Day 14 SLBC
Theme: Make it Better For You, Not Easier Today's Challenge: People who are committed to an active lifestyle look for ways to be more active and get more steps in throughout the day. They don't settle for the easy shortcut. So for today, try to make things just a little more difficult for yourself. Park further away from…
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Infographics: Sitting Less at Work
To supplement today's challenge of sitting less at work, here are a few of my favorite infographics. There are lots of ways to reduce work-time sitting and many benefits!
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Your Sit Less Accomplishments! Please Share Them Here!
Hi All, one of our Boot Camp participants, @Nikion901, made a terrific suggestion that we are implementing right now. Let's share our accomplishments, big and small, as we make progress in sitting less and moving more. Auna and I can't wait to hear about your successes! Whether it's progress on your "One Thing" or a daily…
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Infographics: Benefits of Exercising in Nature
With the weekend here, I'm sure many of you will be headed outdoors. There are lots of reasons to exercise outside!
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New! Sit Less Boot Camp Email Reminders!
Hi Everyone! Auna and I are so excited to get October's Sit Less Boot Camp started THIS Saturday! A lot of you have asked us to remind you when Boot Camp begins. We will be doing that and we are taking it one step further. Once Boot Camp begins and for those who sign-up to request it, we will send you a daily email…
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10/05 Wednesday Day 5 SLBC
Theme: Fall Cleaning Project 1! Today's Challenge: We've all got small projects around the house that we've been meaning to get to. It might be reorganizing a closet, sweeping the garage, washing the car, raking the leaves, or something else. It's fall clean-up season so let's take a few times this month to finish that…
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Infographic: Micro-change your habits
We've been encouraging you to make small, incremental changes away from the chair. Look for opportunities to move more throughout your day while focusing on just "one thing" to prioritize for now. One thing that you'll keep on doing long after Sit Less Boot Camp is over. Making small, modest changes that stick is also the…
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Infographic: Ways to Be More Active Throughout Your Day
Hi Everyone! We will be supplementing the daily challenges with a series of images, infographics, news articles, and other resources that will help you sit less and move more. Since our theme for today is to gather ideas to sit less and select our "One Thing" (one sit less strategy for you to prioritize this month), this…
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Sit Less Boot Camp Impact and Thanks!
Hi Everyone, As May's Sit Less Boot Camp draws to a close, @Auna37 and I wanted to share with you some information about this month's challenge and the collective impact we've had in sitting less and moving more. At least 166 My Fitness Pal members participated in one form or another in May's Sit Less Boot Camp. I say "at…
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Please Evaluate and Help Us Improve Sit Less Boot Camp!
Hi Everyone! As we wrap up and conclude this month's Sit Less Boot Camp, @Auna37 and I have a big favor to ask. Could you let us know what you thought of this month long challenge and how we can improve the series? We will repeat Sit Less Boot Camp this October and again in May 2017 and we really do listen to your feedback…
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Sit Less Resource #10: Sitting Less and Alzheimer’s
This is an interesting study! Walking, Gardening, Dancing And 12 Other Activities That Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk By 50% According to the study:
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05/22 Sunday Day 22 SLBC
WEEKEND! Let's keep the activity going! Enjoy your Sunday but make it an active one. How will you spend today?
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Sit Less Resource #9: Walking Meetings
To complement today's challenge of sitting less at work, here's some info on walking meetings. Have you participated in a walking meeting?
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Sit Less Resource #8: Move It Or Lose It
A huge benefit of staying active is maintaining our independence and quality of life as we get older!
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Sit Less Resource #7: The Wonders of Walking
Walking is the most beneficial of all activities. It's free, easy to access (no gym required) and almost everyone can do it. Here are a few of my favorite walking infographics!
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Sit Less Resource #6: Your Brain and Activity
One of the most interesting areas of research to me is how much our brains benefit from staying active. Sitting less and moving more has a BIG impact on the brain. Check this out: Not only is the brain stimulated by movement, but regular activity may also slow the aging process, allowing older people to retain more of…
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Sit Less Resource #4: Benefits of Exercising in Nature
With warmer weather and the weekend here, I know lots of you said you'll be getting outside. There are many reasons to exercise outdoors!
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Sit Less Resource #5: Sitting Less at Work
To supplement today's challenge of sitting less at work, here are a few of my favorite infographics on the subject. There are lots of ways to reduce work-time sitting and many benefits!
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Sit Less Resource #3: Don't Like to Exercise? This Book Can Help!
If you've tried and tried again to make exercise stick, but just don't enjoy it and it seems like a chore, I've got a great book recommendation for you. University of Michigan behavioral psychologist Dr. Michelle Seger has spent her career studying why some people make exercise a lifelong habit that they enjoy, while…
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05/03 Tuesday Day 3 SLBC
Make Your Sit Less Plan Today's challenge is to 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…
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05/02 Monday Day 2 SLBC
Pick Your 'One Thing' There are lots of ways to ditch the chair and some of the most popular actions are listed here: http://www.quittingthesitting.org/ideas.html Which do you think would work for you? Since we want to be sitting less long after the challenge has ended, it's important to find ways to sit less that work for…
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Did You Know #2: Micro Change Your Habits
We've been encouraging you to make small, incremental changes away from the chair. Look for opportunities to move more throughout your day while focusing on just "one thing" to prioritize for now. One thing that you'll keep on doing long after Sit Less Boot Camp is over. Making small, modest changes that stick is also the…
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Did You Know #1: 50 Ways to Be More Active Throughout Your Day
Hi Everyone! We will be supplementing the daily challenges with a series called "Did You Know?" that contains images, infographics, news articles, and other resources that will help you sit less and move more. I posted this image on Quitting the Sitting's Facebook page last week and it was very popular. Since our theme…
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Welcome Back Auna!!!
I received a terrific email today...Auna is back from her trip! Long time Challenge-A-Day group members know Auna very well already. Every day, month after month, and now for several years, Auna has led this group creating new, creative and fun daily challenges for the thousands of people who are part of the…
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05/01 Sunday First Challenge!
What's the Problem with Sitting Too Much? What's the problem with sitting so much? Our first daily challenge explores this topic, so please spend a few minutes checking out the resources here: http://www.quittingthesitting.org/sitting-disease.html And why not stand up while you read it?
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The Secret Sauce of Sitting Less!
Hi Everyone! As we get Sit Less Boot Camp started, I wanted to share with you a few thoughts and observations that I've had from previous Boot Camps, as well as watching my many wonderful MFP friends also go through the process of sitting less and moving more. I think the secret sauce of sitting less is YOU. We are all…
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Welcome & Suggestion for Sit Less Boot Camp!
Welcome! It's great seeing so much interest in Sit Less Boot Camp! Thank you all for joining us in May for a month of sitting less and moving more. I'm Denise and I'll be co-leading this effort with Auna, who leads the Challenge-A-Day group. I think Auna must be away at the moment, but no worries...she will be back soon…
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Welcome to the Sit Less Boot Camp (Please Read)
Welcome to the Sit Less Boot Camp Challenge-A-Day! We are glad that you decided to join us in May for 31 days of sitting less and moving more. Over the next few weeks, we'll give you lots of ideas and resources to sit less and move more. Some of the daily challenges will be more appropriate for some folks than others, but…
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As Sit Less Boot Camp Draws to a Close...Please Read
Hi Everyone, We are nearing the end of October's Sit Less Boot Camp. Auna and I truly hope that you've found some ways to sit less that work for you and are easy for you to incorporate into your daily life. Sitting really is a habit and there are lots of ways to work in a little extra activity into our day. It all adds up!…
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Sit Less Boot Camp: Our Impact
A big thanks to everyone who joined us for October's Sit Less Boot Camp. Auna and I hope it gave you some ideas for how you can sit less and move more in your daily life. We would appreciate getting your feedback and thoughts as to how we can improve the series when we run it again in May 2016. Please send us any input you…
