Work Place Movement Snacks
- capeconciergept
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
According to an article in Lancet, low back pain is one of the most common problems of public health systems in the world. Approximately 84% of people are reported to have an experience of back pain in their life time. More recently, a 2021 Lancet study revealed that in 2020, low back pain affected 619 million people globally, with a projection of 843 million prevalent cases by 2050.
Sitting is the new Smoking
We’ve all heard the adage “sitting is the new smoking” — but new research shows that being still for too long can have effects that go beyond the lungs and heart.
Hypertension, neck pain, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, decreased job satisfaction, tendonitis, decreased circulation in lower extremties, headaches.
Sitting 8 hours a day posed the same risk of dying as that of obesity or smoking. Good News, if you exercise 90 minutes per day, you can eliminate that risk. We can also change that risk if we aren't sitting continuously for 8 hours per day.
Prevention is the best medicine.
The science behind this is known as the Cinderella Hypothesis.
The Cinderella hypothesis describes how muscle recruitment patterns during low-level, static exertions may lead to musculoskeletal disorder symptoms. For example, sitting at a desk, standing at a job sit, or driving a truck. Because smaller, type I muscle fibers are continuously activated and overloaded, whereas larger motor fibers spend more time inactivated, type I or Cinderella fibers are more susceptible to muscle damage and calcium dysregulation, which are key factors in the formation of trigger points.
Research has demonstrated that trigger points developed after continued typing for as little as 30 minutes, which supports the theory that even low-level static exertions can cause trigger points. Which is why, movement snacks may be the way to go!
Movement Snacks:
Stand up from your desk and perform these lumbar back bends. It's the most effective way to take pressure off of your lumbar spine and rehydrate those spinal discs.
Your chest, shoulders and neck get tired and tight from sitting in a car, or at a desk, so this stretch is a really effective way to fight gravity and reverse it all.
Whether you a gripping a steering wheel, holding a power tool, or using a keyboard and mouse, all of those forearm muscles need a break.
Headaches, jaw pain, neck pain and upper back pain can all be prevented if our upper neck muscles are stronger.
Sitting causes your hip flexors to tighten, your glutes to shorten and weaken and takes away your lower bodies ability to support your trunk. This stretch helps with all of that!
Check out our 5 minute posture reset!
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