Sitting Is the Smoking of Our Generation. 5 hours of sedentary sitting, according to Dr. David Agus, is equivalent to smoking 1.25 packs of cigarettes.
Nowadays everyone is familiar with the health concerns of smoking but currently our sedentary lifestyles are also affecting our health. There are ways to combat sitting at a desk all day long.
The ’20-20-20 rule’ is an effective way to breakup all that time in your chair. The ’20-20-20 rule’ calls for you to stand up and walk 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds every 20mins.
An adaptation to the ’20-20-20 rule’ to also help avoid the negative side effects of being sedentary is to simply stand up for 2 minutes every 20mins you sit.
Getting up at that 20min mark helps to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and burn calories. Getting out of a seated position changes how your body responds physiologically. It also improves concentration and engagement.
The ’20-20-20 rule’ was originally developed along the guidelines of looking at something 20ft away for 20 seconds every 20mins as a way to reduce eyestrain from spending hours in front of a screen. So there is an additional reason for getting up every 20mins. Consider your vision health as well.
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