• April 28, 2024

At least 60% of the world's population does not perform physical activity that they need to obtain benefits in their health, indicates the World Health Organization (WHO) . If you are part of them, an option to combat the sedentary lifestyle is to exercise with your colleagues work .

In this sense, Sofía Sánchez , general director of the challenge "Activate yourself now" , in an interview for GetQoralHealth , indicates that a sedentary lifestyle can cause diseases as the hypertension wave diabetes , but these are 100% preventable.

It is important that you begin to take simple and daily measures, such as increasing the physical activity within the daily routine. At work there is a focus of risk because people spend too much time sitting and their exercise it's null, "adds Sánchez.

It's better in a group

Surely you, like thousands of people, think that with the work and the lifestyle of this city you do not have time to perform exercise , but the specialist says that an innovative way to achieve it is to do it in the office and together with your co-workers.

For this we share some ways that Sofía Sánchez recommends you to do physical activity in the office, all fun and simple.

1. Make joints in movement. If your team does not have to use a computer, they can hold their meeting walking down the street, which in addition to activating the metabolism , will make ideas flow better.

2. Have active breaks. Together with a partner, every hour (maximum every two) take between 10 and 15 minutes to to stretch the body, can "turn around" around his office, it is not necessary or forced to leave.

3. Execute stretching. There is little time involved, so an excellent activity is the stretches of legs, back and arms, it is good if they perform exercises like the knees or you can sit on the floor and try to touch your feet with your fingers.

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