6 movement snacks for desk workers
If you sit 8 hours a day, these tiny breaks add up.
6 movement snacks for desk workers. If you sit 8 hours a day, these tiny breaks add up.
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If you sit eight hours a day, these tiny breaks add up.
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- Stand every 30 min. Interrupting sitting helps blood sugar and circulation. Source: nhlbi.nih.gov ↗
- Calf raises. 20 at your desk pump blood back from the legs. Source: nhlbi.nih.gov ↗
- Walk on calls. Pace during phone meetings to bank easy steps. Source: nhlbi.nih.gov ↗
- Doorway chest stretch. Opens shoulders that round forward at a screen. Source: National Institute on Aging (NIH) ↗
- Eye 20-20-20. Every 20 min, look 20 ft away for 20 seconds. Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology ↗
- Take the stairs. A free, repeatable dose of cardio. Source: nhlbi.nih.gov ↗
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