If you have a job that requires you to sit most of the day, you might need some extra exercise and self-discipline to keep your metabolism going and to control your weight.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently published guidelines for frequency, intensity and duration for your workout. The ACSM has found many health benefits to doing three shorter spurts of exercise if you don’t have time to do the entire workout in one shot.
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The most effective way to boost your metabolism is exercise and short bouts of activity can be just as effective as one long one when it comes to health benefits.
If you sit all day, try and get 3 10-minute bouts of exercise every day. Park far away, go for a walk during lunchtime, get off the bus or train a stop early and walk the rest of the way. Thirty minutes a day five times a week adds up to 2,5 hours of exercise per week.
If your workstation has an adjustable tabletop, you could spend part of the day standing instead of sitting. This will strengthen your lower body and you will burn more calories than when you are sitting. The average person burns about 100 calories an hour sitting and 140 standing.
Increase your weekly workouts by 10- 15%. This will make up for the caloric expenditure that has been decreased by your new sedentary job.
If you have a job that requires you to sit most of the day, you might need some extra exercise and self-discipline to keep your metabolism going and to control your weight.
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