By now it ’s no secret that sit down on your keister all twenty-four hours is n’t doing you any favors . Not only is sit anindependent risk factorfor early death rate ( you know , demise ) , but any stationary activity –even standing– may be detrimental to your health .
In other Word , all that time you drop not move at study , and all that time you spend not impress at home , is essentially just preparing you for the ageless " not move " activity of demise .
I hate to demote it to you , but dying is one thing you do n’t really take to practice for .
Daniel Fishel/Thrillist
The safe news show is thatrecent researchfrom the University of Leicester retrieve that office actor whose caper required them to sit for long stretch could countervail the electronegative health effects of inaction by practise more . And the more workout study participants engaged in – admit scheduled exercise and general physical activity performed throughout the day – the less probable they were to experience wellness consequences .
So why the pit are n’t you busting out a stage set of squats and get-up-and-go - ups once an hour at work ? Why are n’t you taking a five - moment jog up and down the stairs at your office staff ? Why are n’t you recruiting your co - workers to do walking meeting with you ?
Oh , I know why . Because plain exercise at the office turns you into a societal outcast .
Office + exercise = workplace ostracism
In a very unscientific subject I performed on Facebook with my decidedly more - active - than - ordinary ally , I pose the question , " Who ’s been made sport of for exercising at work ? "
Wow , the hired man went up .
There was one womanhood who was chastised for " already being too cheeseparing , " and was tell , " you must have a disorder if you want to fall back weight unit . " Which , by the way , was n’t the reasonableness she was exercising in the first place .
There was another woman who was doing a wall squat and was distinguish by a co - worker , " Normal people sit on chairs , they do n’t pretend to take hold up walls . "
And maybe the sound story , just for the mental image it conjures , was the law dispatcher doing burpees and push - ups at her deskwhiledispatching cops . A police lieutenant caught her on camera and confronted her about it , incredulously asking , " Were youseriouslyworking out ? " When she said yes , he return her a hard time about having " too much energy . " And that ’s a profession that kind of need you to be in shape !
So yeah , I ’d say the collectively conditioned desire to fit in at study is a contributing factor – although I ’m indisputable not theonlyfactor – that prevent people from feeling well-heeled turning their workstation into a jury-rigged gymnasium . Which is a damn shame .
Build up your (mental) calluses
If the principal reason you have n’t tried to drill at work is because you ’re ego - witting about what other people will say or think , newsflash : it does n’t count , provide you ’re not in danger of lose your job , of course . In other tidings , you probably should n’t start doing straight thrust if you ’re in the middle of open - heart surgery .
make choice that affectyour healthbased on other people ’s sentiment is no way to live . You need to grow thicker hide and bosom the theatrical role of " quirky co - worker . " bank me , it will be OK .
But if developing a " devil may care " attitude is outside your comfort zone , try the strategy divvy up by one of my other " study participant " from Facebook :
Convert the crowd
Angela VanBrackle , who runs a field office for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , is really the only employee at her location , but every month she and her atomic number 27 - workers take part in a workout challenge : " We set up various challenges : plank , sit - ups , and so forth , and schedule them on our calendar . This month is a sit - up challenge . When we have large , in - mortal meetings , we ’ll do the challenge together . "
More offices should follow Angela ’s lead , because even the Scroogiest of boss must agree that sick , unhappy , out - of - shape employees are n’t the idealistic workforce . It ’s not like you have to stock your stall with a Tony Little Gazelle or a set of kettlebells to increase your daily activity . Just take a five - minute break once an hour to walk around the part . Grab a few friends to do a 10 - min mini kick inner circle in place of your usual mid - morning break . It ’s a lot less uncanny to bust out a set of mickle climbers when you ’ve got a grouping of people doing them with you . And if you keep at it , you might just become your office trendsetter .
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