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I Ditched All the Chairs In My House to Make Myself Move More
We evolved to move, not sit, and I wanted to be stronger, more flexible, and more focused. Here’s how I got more movement in my day.
If your work involves sitting down at the computer for most of the day, you probably understand the special kind of muscle stiffness that comes with it.
It’s not that you’re unfit. You exercise (kind of) regularly, and you’re in better shape than a lot of your friends.
But you still get the back pain and the neck tension. You still struggle to lose weight, despite the exercise. You still feel tired most of the time. Exercising still feels like a chore.
And the thing is, you don’t just want to be moderately fit: You want to be stronger, more flexible, more energized, and more focused than the average Joe. You want to feel 100% comfortable in your body. You know the key is to move more, but how do you turn exercise into a consistent habit that you actually enjoy?
Working at the Computer Isn’t the Problem — This Is
Biochemist and author Katy Bowman, M.S., says, “We are currently experiencing unprecedented sedentarism” as a species.
