Does your work require more than six hours of chair time per day? Then you're 68 percent more likely to wind up pverweight than those who sit less. Those who sit for more than six hours a day gained weight nearly 17 pounds on average - within eight months of starting a sedentary office job.
Keep desk bloat at bay with these simple tweaks:
7:30-8:30 AM: Drive to Work
+ MOVE MORE: Squeeze glutes while sitting in traffic.
8:30-1:30 PM: Sit at desk
+ MOVE MORE: Get up and stretch at least every 30 minutes; stand for phone conversations and to read e-mails. If you think the request would fly, ask for a higher desk so you can work standing up.
1:30-2:00 PM: Lunch
+ MOVE MORE: Add a brisk 10-minute walk
3:30-4:00 PM: Hallway conversation with co-worker
+ MOVE MORE: Ask the colleague to go for a stroll around the building or block.
6:30-8:00 PM: Dinner and household chores
+ MOVE MORE: Add a 20-minute walk around the neighborhood before settling in for the evening. Pump up your post-work chores with your favorite iPod playlist and dance while you dust. If you live in a house with stairs, make as many trips up and down them as possible, alternating between upstairs and downstairs jobs. Go beyond the usual sweeping up and start some big energy-burning projects like painting, remodelling, rearranging, and prettying up your place.
8:00-11:00 PM: Surf the web, watch TV
+ MOVE MORE: Sit in an exercise ball. Tie exercise bands around stable pieces of furniture and do arm curls and rows. Get up every half hour and take a quick trip up and down the stairs. Or dance around during commercials.
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