A Sedentary Lifestyle: Not Just Bad For Your Time

So this has been something on my mind for some time now. I realize just how much I sit. Whether it is in front of the TV or not, I figure that I spend at least 50% of my waking time on my bottom. This bothers me. For some reason I justified it by saying "If I work out it doesn't matter if I sit." Really? How could I think that. What brings me to sharing about these thoughts is an article in Women's Health that I recently ran across. The article is called The Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle: Stand Up for Your Health.

This article talks about the affects sitting has on your body: your sleep,your butt, your blood sugar, and even your brain and lungs. This article is the last straw. I need to do something about this. The article even gave some really good advise: stand and move around 10 minutes for every waking hour. This is a great way to get started moving around.

Here are a few other ways I came up with that will help you avoid sitting in your every day life:

• Instead of working at your computer at a desk with your desk chair try working at a counter and have a stool that you can us when you want to sit. 
• Limit your time sitting in front of the TV or get rid of your TV all together. 
• Do a cleaning sweep of your home everyday. You get up moving around and your house stays cleaner. 

If you have any other ideas or comments on staying up and moving around please write below or email me at ashley.trennepohl@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!