Most of you need to move more throughout each day. In other words, non-exercise movement, sometimes referred to as “nutritional movement,” is just as important, than working out a few times a week. If you’re pressed for time, this is actually great news, as there are countless ways to get more movement into your day that don’t require you to set aside hours to exercise. For example – try parking farther away at work, shopping and here!
Research shows that the more time you spend sitting, the shorter and less healthy your life will tend to be, thanks to the negative impacts on your cardiovascular, metabolic function and your brain… this is the primary reason why people who live in nursing homes lose memory and decision making ability very quickly – they don’t move! You are now considered to be sedentary if you sit for 3+ hours/day… if you commute to Toronto for work you are almost already there with the drive there and back!
Sitting Accelerates the Aging Process:
Indeed, in one recent study, women who sat the longest on a daily basis were found to be, on average, eight years older, biologically speaking, than those who were less sedentary. Other research has shown that for every hour you sit, your life expectancy decreases by two hours (smoking a cigarette cuts your life expectancy by 11 minutes). Other research published also found that sitting for more than three hours a day causes 3.8 percent of all-cause deaths in the 54 countries surveyed.
Sitting also takes a toll on your brain. Muscle activity acts as a stimulus to keep your brain alert. When you sit and stop using your muscles, your brain may follow suit. Productivity studies seem to confirm this link. In one, a call centre increased sales by $40 million over a six-month period after employees switched to standing workstations — and this was with standing for only 1.5 hours a day, not all day. A study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports also revealed that in first grade boys, lower levels of physical activity and longer sitting time were linked to poorer reading skills.
Less Chairs!… this is why when you come into New Life you will probably start to notice less chairs, which is awesome because it will give everyone more opportunity and move – head into our movement area and hit the wobble board, do some wall squats, step up on the steps, and even roll yourself out on the foam rollers!
“Walking is a superfood. It’s the defining movement of a human. It’s a lot easier to get movement than it is to get exercise. Actively sedentary is a new category of people who are fit for one hour but sitting around the rest of the day. You can’t offset 10 hours of stillness with one hour of exercise.”
Much like exercise and movement, the chiropractic adjustment restores normal cellular function and control to the body… so, get moving and get adjusted for life!!
God Bless – He made us to move!
Dr. Brad and the New Life Team
New Life Chiropractic│ 705.735.1838
