30 Days of No Prolonged Sitting

Sitting is the new smoking. The more you sit the poorer your health, not matter how fit you are sitting takes time away from your life. Follow these simple steps to completely eliminate the negative side affects of sitting.

Why Take This Challenge?

Studies have shown that sitting for as little as 1 hour is linked to the following health conditions:

High cholesterol
Obesity
High blood sugar
Metabolic syndrome
Larger Weight circumference
Metabolic Disease
Cardiovascular problems

"Research suggests that sitting makes muscles become slack so that they do not contract, impeding the pumping of blood to the heart. Instead, blood pools in the legs and immediately affects endothelial function of the arteries, a condition over the long term that shares with prolonged sitting a number of similar, negative health outcomes such as hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, septic shock, Behcet's disease."

Source: Neomatica - Three short walks reverse hamrful effects of prolonged sitting

How Do I Take This Challenge?

Recent research has show that just 5 minutes of walking every hour completely eliminates the negative impact of sitting.
Every hour you aim to be walking for at least 5 minutes.
You can break it up into 2.5 minutes every half hour but you can't do 10 minutes ever 2 hours. By then blood will begin to pool in your legs causing problems for your health.

Take This Challenge

Tips

Consistency is key
Set a timer or alarm, it's easy to get caught up in your work

The Stats

395

Active

30 Days

Length

92%

Completion

91%

Satisfaction