Thirty Thirty
Have you ever been confined to a seating position for a long period of time?
A long bus journey, trip on a train or a flight?
We've all been there, sure even four plus hours in the car.
How do you feel afterwards?
I know personally myself I can't wait to get out, stretch the legs, reach up over head with my arms and undo all the limb compression
BUT!...
Why do we not feel the same way about work?...
You're squeezed into a chair.
Maybe only get up for bathroom breaks, or a trip to the photocopier.
"I get up for lunch"
That's right, you do... Only to sit down and eat it at a cafe, or worse, at your desk.
Now, this mightn't be the case for you.
But the undeniable truth is that we have all been guilty of sitting for prolonged periods at our desk.
And it hasn't been unavoidable like on transport.
We can choose to get up.
And WE SHOULD be choosing to get up every 30min for at least 30sec.
30sec to undo 30min
- Standing tall, imagine a string attached to the top of your head pulling you into a straight posture.
- Put your arms out in front of you with your palms facing up.
- Squeeze your hands into a fist and draw you arms down by your side.
- Pull the shoulders back and down, while tucking your chin in to straighten your head.
- Squeeze your legs and and quads tight.
- Your whole body should be tight now, squeezing all the way through. All most like you are going to take off in flight!
- Hold for 30sec.
- Repeat every 30min.
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."
- Abraham Lincoln