New Study: Sitting is not Healthy- not news to us at Step Ahead!
Posted by deborah neiman on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 @ 03:51 PM
A new study coming out of London shows that long periods of sitting are not healthy for people and leads to an increase in many different medical problems. At Step Ahead, we have been telling people this for years – the human body was not made to be sedentary – it needs to move. Most importantly, it does not matter how you move – you can walk, shop, go to the gym, play sports or keep active around your house or your office. We encourage all of our patients to MOVE as much as possible – get up from your desk when you are at work at least once every hour, try and get up from watching television during commercials and get a glass of water or do some quick “pick ups” around your house, when on long calls, stand up and pace around your room or office – either way, you are moving! Any type of movements helps stimulate your bones, keeps your circulation moving in a healthy manner, gets your muscles working and keeps you looking and feeling better!
At Step Ahead, we push for 10,000 steps a day to help promote healthy weight loss as well as weight maintenance – however, you don’t always HAVE to get to this goal, just making the effort, understanding that you need to keep your body moving as much as possible is what works. We are here to help you feel healthier and stay that way – with our multifaceted approach with our physician, registered dietitian and personal trainer – we can help make you meet your goals!