Think for a moment about how much time you spend sitting each day. I was sitting more than 10 hours a day before committing to a stand up desk at work. I sat for an hour or so in total for to eat each day, roughly eight hours at work, an hour watching TV at night and there was likely an extra hour in there as well. This means myself and others are sitting more than we are sleeping, exercising, spending time with our family and doing things we love. This did not used to be so. We used to spend the majority of our waking hours on our feet hunting, tending to our crops or walking from place to place. The evolution to a sedentary work life and lifestyle is very unhealthy for us. In the long term individuals who spend the majority of their day sitting will experience an increased risk of heart disease by roughly two fold, higher chance of obesity, lower energy levels and poor posture. For many of us sitting eight hours a day is something we cannot imagine avoiding. I am here to let you know that is not the case. For these health reasons and others I made a conscious decision to stand up at work. My Experience Standing At Work Roughly nine months ago I started a new habit of standing at work. Sadly, this took over a year and a half of sitting to make the change. I work full time on the internet and knew that this eight hours of sedentary time per day was going to weigh a huge negative impact on my overall health. As I noted in my post from the first day I started standing at work - “This decision is going to bring many benefits to my mind and body. I know it will improve my posture, give me even more energy, increase my productivity and ultimately make me a happier person.” Months later I am happy to report all of this has been true. At times standing is hard, especially after running a marathon or climbing a mountain. After these events I do take a break from standing and sit to allow my body recovery. Benefits of Standing At Work
“Get up stand up, stand up for your life.” I stumbled across this info graphic recently which inspired me to write an article about stand up desks. I hope it inspires you to stand up more, move your body and use it how it should be used. Jeff Sanders wrote an excellent article on how he built a stand up desk. I simply found an old school desk to stack on top of my standard office desk and cut the legs to the appropriate height. Please comment with your questions and experiences. I love to hear from readers. Summit As Friends! Scott Rowley
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Life sometimes gets too routine. We get stuck in patterns of habit that are sometimes not so healthy for us. This is why I have actively cut out several bad things from my lifestyle and inserted more than a handful of good things. There truly is nothing more powerful and magical in our lives then transforming them. This is why I started to create 30 day opportunities. A 30 day opportunity is as simple as something you are or are not going to be doing in your life for the next 30 days. The best way to look at this is a tool that will change your life, create new experiences and allow for amazing opportunities. "The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great cable and binds us irrevocably, thought and act." - Orison Swett Marden I suggest starting with one new lifestyle change at a time. After 30 days if you feel like the new ritual is simply not of value in your life then throw it out. If you do experience positive change, feel happier and have more energy then why not make this a lifetime habit? Steps To Creating New Opportunities
My 30 Day Challenges For November:
Ideas For Future
Again, have fun with this. Attach a positive feeling to each of your challenges and they will not seem so hard and daunting. If you are going to make a commitment to creating a positive opportunity in the next 30 days then please do share it in a comment below. Summit As Friends! Scott |
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