Fighting a sedentary lifestyle

Evidence shows that problems relating to modern day, sedentary lifestyles can also be linked to inactivity at work with desk-based jobs. People spend more than one third of their waking hours at work and tasks requiring moderate physical activity have dropped from 48% to 20% in last 50 years. A change in lifestyle, even at work, especially with regard to how and for how long people sit, brings about a reduction in the potential risks related to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.

A healthy back

Wellness Ball™ - Active Sitting fights sedentary lifestyles by turning the hours spent sitting from passive into active time with a positive impact on your well-being. Wellness Ball™ - Active Sitting works by requiring involuntary micro-movements while sitting on the ball, or by using the ball to do targeted exercises, to improve posture and back and core muscular strength. Its patented design ensures a comfortable, stable and correct sitting position, for back pain prevention and a significant improvement in your mental and physical well-being.

Sources:
_ O ECD. Average annual working time. Employment and labour markets: key tables from OECD, No. 8, 2012
_ Church TS, Thomas DM, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT, Earnest CP, Rodarte RQ, Martin CK, Blair SN, Bouchard C. Trends over 5 decades in US occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity. PLoS One. 2011

Try these wellness ball exercises:



Knee tuck - feet on ball

Push-up on ball

Hand to feet ball pass

Wall squat

Leg curl & alternating leg press

Download this wellness ball exercise poster for more upper body, core and lower body exercises.