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I Did a 12-Minute Stretching Exercise Each Day for 42 Days
You are only as young as your spine is flexible. — Joseph Pilates
I’m confident that this 30-day stretching challenge will change the way your body moves.
Start small!
Sitting all day. Working long hours is detrimental to our health. Stretching for at least 10–12 minutes is part of my 30-day challenge to build healthy, sustainable habits.
So far, I have completed nine 30-day challenges since January. You can see the details below.
The Pandemic expedited almost every industry to build new tools to manage the workforce. Therefore, employees can work from home, which is great for boosting productivity but has worse effects on their health.
I agree that working long hours and sitting all day in front of a screen can help increase your bank balance, but it’s harmful to your health in the long term.
We all know that large muscles are crucial to keeping our bodies in balance. Research shows that sitting for long hours can weaken your legs and gluteal muscles. Researchers are calling — sitting is the new smoking.
By sitting all day, your wrists, shoulders, neck, and hands can also weaken if you don’t incorporate some exercise or stretching routine. I am pretty sure you hear all the time from your colleagues about the stiff back.
I am in my early 30s and a bit more cautious about my health compared to my 20s. I also work from home 8 hours full-time job then 4+ hours of side-hustles including Medium writing.
If you spend 8+ hours in a sitting position, I highly recommend investing in an electric standing desk (affiliate link). It boosted my productivity and is also great for my overall health.
If you cannot afford it, I suggest using this free online tool to work in intervals. Make sure to stand up after each 50-minute work session and spend the next 10 minutes listening…
