{"id":14887,"date":"2015-03-13T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T16:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garagegymbuilder.com\/?p=14887"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:36:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:36:22","slug":"desk-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garagegymbuilder.com\/desk-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Exercises That Will Get You Out Of Your Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being sedentary or spending most of the day sitting down is a serious health risk. It can increase the chances of having a heart attack. This is because electrical activity in the muscles of the legs stop, metabolism decreases to around 1 calorie per minute, fat-reducing enzymes drop by around 90% and insulin effectiveness goes down by 24%.<\/p>\n
It’s important to interrupt extended sitting times whenever possible. This can be done by talking a walk<\/a>, using the stairs instead of the elevator, and taking short exercise breaks at your desk. Check them out in the following infographic!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <p><strong>Please include attribution to GarageGymBuilder with this graphic.<\/strong><br \/><br \/><a href=”https:\/\/garagegymbuilder.com\/desk-exercises” target=”_blank”><img src=”https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/garage-gym-builder\/7-Exercises-You-Can-Do-Right-In-Your-Chair.png” alt=”7 Exercises You Can Do Right In Your Chair!” title=”7 Exercises You Can Do Right In Your Chair!” \/><\/a><\/p><\/p>\n <\/p>\n At GarageGymBuilder.com<\/a>, we understand that compensating for a sedentary lifestyle does not mean having to enroll at a gym or taking time off of work! You can do exercises while you are in your desk. What’s important is that you avoid sitting for too long and that you maintain a healthy level of physical activity<\/a> throughout the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ● Office Ergonomics-Common Office Injuries – http:\/\/wb.md\/2jV4JSN<\/p>\n ● Charts from the American Time Use Survey – http:\/\/bit.ly\/2jV5vz2<\/span><\/p>\n ● The Washington Post – http:\/\/wapo.st\/2iJShbP<\/span><\/p>\n ● The Facts About Sitting, Standing & Your Health | JustStand.org – http:\/\/bit.ly\/2jV9ps2<\/span><\/p>\n ● Sitting at Your Desk Is Eating Your Muscles | Breaking Muscle – http:\/\/bit.ly\/2iT2MVc<\/p>\n ● Stretching Exercises at Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips – http:\/\/wb.md\/2jV5ZVY<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n updated January 1, 2019 Being sedentary or spending most of the day sitting down is a serious health risk. It can increase the chances of having a heart attack. This is because electrical activity in the muscles of the legs stop, metabolism decreases to around 1 calorie per minute, fat-reducing enzymes drop by around 90% … Continue reading 7 Exercises That Will Get You Out Of Your Chair<\/span> Share this Image On Your Site<\/h2>\n
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