If you belong to the nation of workers who sit behind a desk all day, then getting tired is inevitable and comes often as any day. Sitting an average of 9.3 hours a day has been linked to health issues like obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Just by having full-time office jobs, we get sicker and sicker by the day. However, there are ways to alleviate this situation. The Business Insider spoke with productivity experts and personal trainers about how you can still stay fit while working. Here is what they said:
1. Treadmill desks
A personal trainer in Los Angeles, Kayla Goldwag, prefers to use treadmill desks because they are programmed to go at a slower pace as compared to the normal treadmills. "The idea with these pieces of equipment is that sitting is the new smoking and that some movement is better than being stationary, and that's true up to a point. So if getting 10,000 steps in at a slow steady pace in this manner helps you move more, burn some calories, and you can get your work done, why not?" she says.
2. Adjustable desks
"It's best to work at a standing desk and take time to go to the gym at the end of the day or on a long walk or jog during your lunch hour. You need to be present with whatever physical activity you're doing," says John Brubaker, a productivity coach in Maine.
3. Group exercise
"Accountability and motivation by competition helps some of us get moving," says Goldwag. "You can all get on MyFitnessPal and log it when completed and award the winner of consistency with a salad for lunch or something,"
4. Walking meetings
"When I am on the phone with coaching clients, I both stand and sit so I can take notes," says Susan Rose, a business and sales professional coach. "When I do group conference calls, I always stand and walk with my notes in hand. It helps me stay alert and I project better on the phone."
5. Alternate sitting and standing
"It's that movement between postures that's getting your metabolism going. We have these habits that are so deeply ingrained that even when we hear about the fact that sitting is bad, we don't change our behavior easily or readily," says Brubaker. "Anything that gets you moving, we ought to embrace it," says Los Angeles personal trainer Leila Harper.
