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Prolonged Sitting at work
By: dannon and mallory
How much do you sit during the
day?
 On average about 2/3 of workers spend their day sitting
at their desks
 That’s an approximate 21 hours at your desk!
 On average women spend more time on their computers
or using their mobile devices then men do
 From a survey about 67% of female workers welcome
the changes to adapt a better work station to fit their
needs.
 http://turnerstips.wikidot.com/how-much-time-do-youspend-sitting-butt-office-employee
All that sitting effects your
health
 As soon as you sit down

 Electrical activity in the leg muscles shut down
 Calorie burning drops to one per minute
 Enzymes involved in fat breakdown drop to 90%.
Health and sitting continued
 After two hours of sitting your good cholesterol drops by
two hours!
 Over time: decreased physical activity, squeezes blood
vessels, insulin insensitivity, high amounts of stress, and
blood pools in the lower legs.

 http://thehealthykey.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/02/sitting-all-day.gif
How to sit properly:
 Sitting at 135 degrees puts less strain on the lower back
then leaning forward and hunching over.
How to increase activity when at
work
 Walk around the building with a friend or by yourself

 Take the stairs instead of using the elevator
 Visit the company gym on your lunch hour if applicable
 Park further away in the parking lot
 This article has great ideas as well that are also
important to read through! We will Go through more of
them in just a minute after everyone discusses what
they currently do.

 http://somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu/pdfs/fs1107.pdf
Get moving!!

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Prolonged Sitting in the Workplace

  • 1. Prolonged Sitting at work By: dannon and mallory
  • 2. How much do you sit during the day?  On average about 2/3 of workers spend their day sitting at their desks  That’s an approximate 21 hours at your desk!  On average women spend more time on their computers or using their mobile devices then men do  From a survey about 67% of female workers welcome the changes to adapt a better work station to fit their needs.  http://turnerstips.wikidot.com/how-much-time-do-youspend-sitting-butt-office-employee
  • 3. All that sitting effects your health  As soon as you sit down  Electrical activity in the leg muscles shut down  Calorie burning drops to one per minute  Enzymes involved in fat breakdown drop to 90%.
  • 4. Health and sitting continued  After two hours of sitting your good cholesterol drops by two hours!  Over time: decreased physical activity, squeezes blood vessels, insulin insensitivity, high amounts of stress, and blood pools in the lower legs.  http://thehealthykey.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/02/sitting-all-day.gif
  • 5. How to sit properly:  Sitting at 135 degrees puts less strain on the lower back then leaning forward and hunching over.
  • 6. How to increase activity when at work  Walk around the building with a friend or by yourself  Take the stairs instead of using the elevator  Visit the company gym on your lunch hour if applicable  Park further away in the parking lot  This article has great ideas as well that are also important to read through! We will Go through more of them in just a minute after everyone discusses what they currently do.  http://somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu/pdfs/fs1107.pdf