I’m guessing you’ve been seeing the declaration, “Sitting is the new smoking” plastered all over your social media and podcasters discussing the ills and travails of sitting all day long. Leading a sedentary lifestyle has always been a harbinger of metabolic diseases. The killer trio of diabetes, obesity and blood pressure leads to heart disease, and stroke, and can often come for “Sedentaryinism.” Yes I did just turn it in to a syndrome, but perhaps that is how it should be perceived. Not doing enough physical movement in your daily life will give you a disease. Even if you do an hour of exercise everyday or 3-5 times a week, and sit most of the time for the rest of your day, then you are negating the positive effects of your workout. You have to keep your body engaged in movement as much as possible daily. This also includes standing and doing work. So if you have to sit at a desk most of the day at the office then you can take 10 min “Walking snacks” on the hour, every hour. Set an alarm to do that so you don’t forget. If you can’t walk around, stand and do your work. Stretch. Breath deeply.
When you’re home, actively engage in household chores. Load, empty and hang up the washing on the clothes line. That’s carrying weight and walking. Load and empty the dishwasher, or wash your dishes by hand, and meditate. Iron your clothes. That’s standing. Vacuum, and clean and dust, that’s a full body workout. Gardening is a fantastic physical workout. I’ve yet to see an overweight Gardener. The soil on your hands will give you the chance to absorb beneficial probiotics and vitamin B12. The sun in the sky will give you a dose of vitamin D. The use of your hands, kneeling on the ground and getting up will keep your joints supple.
Climb the stairs instead of taking the lift. Use public transport instead of your car. Park your car and walk-in, instead of using the drive-thru. Park your car further away and walk to your destination.
“Good health practices are contagious.”
If you don’t smoke, that’s great, but if you don’t smoke and don’t move much in the 14 hours of waking, then you could be susceptible to an early death, or living with disease, no matter how health conscious you are. Longevity includes physical movement throughout the day, not just paid for movement. There’s more to the term “Couch Potato” than meets the eye. Sitting in front of the TV or any screen in today’s world for long periods of time has adverse side effects, yes. Sitting for most of the day isn’t going to help either. Perhaps if you act in reverse; move and engage your body more most of the day and take sitting breaks in between, that will keep you physically fit for life. If you are confused or resistant to making changes in your lifestyle to improve your health, then call me or email to make an appointment. Don’t worry, I’m not going to judge you. Let’s unpack the resistance together.
I look forward to hearing from you; email or WhatsApp message me if you would like a diet plan and coaching session specifically made for you. Nothing general. 100% focused on you.
Sonia Salim.
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“Good health practices are contagious.”
“I am a Nutrition and Being-Well Coach. My training is from IIN in NYC in Holisitc Health Counselling. I started my private practice in 2017 and as I gained clientele, I wanted to delve deeper in to the root causes of bad health whilst helping women reach their weight loss goals.
I earned 3 more certifications from IIN in Gut Health, Hormone Health and then later one in The Psychology of Food.
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