Stop Sitting Around
Whether a person is involved in a home business or maintaining an exercise program, our brain sometimes get stuck. Our minds get stuck so our bodies get stuck. We develop habits in the way we move or we stop moving the ways we did when we were little kids. But, that’s a lot of what causes a lot of old age, too, because we stop using all of our muscles. We don’t swing anymore; run, jump, hop and we become inactive and sit a lot.
I know if I’m not careful I will sit in front of my computer for hours writing articles, posting to my blogs, Twittering, Facebook and writing to my Facebook group members, holding teleseminars, talking on Blog Radio and creating information products, etc. Instead of getting up, taking breaks to do something to balance my body I would close down my computer and go to bed for the night and wake up the next morning and do the identical same work style as the day before. I was use to this work style, my brain was stuck in this behavior because for over 25 years as Executive Director/CEO of a professional association and I sit at my desk or in meetings all day long. After the work day was over I would drive home, eat dinner and sit to watch television or sit and read a book. These are some of the reason we discover we have the “Sitting Disease” and are inviting serious medical problems to invade our bodies and our brain.
Our muscles get out of balance. We start to develop pain when our muscles get out of balance. We can develop arthritis and other medical problems. When our muscles get out of balance our neck and shoulders get tight and hurt. How do we re-train the brain and get unstuck in our behavior?
The answer is simple; implementing the new behavior can be a challenge. However, start out by doing five things:
1) Everyday say to yourself “I’m going to take a walk for my health”;
2) Create a schedule that involves every 60 minutes that you sit, get up and move your body 10 minutes. Build it into your schedule;
3) As much as the weather permits, walk outside of your office or your home;
4) Purchase a pedometer to record your steps and write down the step you have taken at the end of the day. (minimum steps should be 2,000)
5) Wear your walking/running shoes when you take your walking break. If you are at an office, keep your walking shoes under your desk and slip into them. With this activity, your brain is aware that there is activity different than just sitting…you are moving and walking.
Just keep re-enforcing to your self that you are going to start doing things differently that involves moving your body and taking your walks.
