7 SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING

"Sitting is the new smoking."


Stand up for your back!

Knowing that: Sitting is the most stressful activity for the back in daily life! Sitting in a passive position puts a pressure of 275 kg on the intervertebral disc! The disc is the most vulnerable part of the spine. The nutrition of the intervertebral disc takes place as a result of moving on the basis of the principle of hydration (filling the disc with moisture / nutrition when the pressure of the disc is on, in particular when moving) and dehydration (when sitting in particular, the disc is squeezed out by compression.

The Rugcentrum

The following applies to people with a sedentary occupation: Full day 24 hours 100% Sleeping 7 hours and 9 min 29.79% sitting breakfast 1 hour and 23 min 5.76% sitting at work without a PC 1 hour and 37 min 6.74% sitting at work behind pc 5 hours and 37 min 23.40% sit at home behind pc 1 hour and 11 min 4.92% sit at home 1 hour and 55 min 7.99% sit watch television 2 hours and 12 min 9, 17% stand, walk. Running, making food 1 hour and 13 minutes 5.07% Conclusion: If you have a sedentary job you are only active for 1 hour and 13 minutes !!

The Dutch are European champion, with an average of 6.8 hours a day.

My direct advice is simple:

Move! Our back is designed to move. So get rid of those static offices, invest in dynamic offices!

Stand up for your back!

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