This document discusses the negative health effects of prolonged sitting at work. It notes that on average, workers sit for about 21 hours per day at their desks. Prolonged sitting shuts down leg muscle activity and lowers calorie burning and fat breakdown. It can decrease good cholesterol, squeeze blood vessels, cause insulin insensitivity, and increase stress levels over time. The document provides tips for sitting properly at 135 degrees and increasing activity during the work day, such as walking, taking the stairs, visiting the gym, and parking further away.

1. Prolonged Sitting at work
By: dannon and mallory

2. How much do you sit during the
day?
 On average about 2/3 of workers spend their day sitting
at their desks
 That’s an approximate 21 hours at your desk!
 On average women spend more time on their computers
or using their mobile devices then men do
 From a survey about 67% of female workers welcome
the changes to adapt a better work station to fit their
needs.
 http://turnerstips.wikidot.com/how-much-time-do-youspend-sitting-butt-office-employee

3. All that sitting effects your
health
 As soon as you sit down
 Electrical activity in the leg muscles shut down
 Calorie burning drops to one per minute
 Enzymes involved in fat breakdown drop to 90%.

4. Health and sitting continued
 After two hours of sitting your good cholesterol drops by
two hours!
 Over time: decreased physical activity, squeezes blood
vessels, insulin insensitivity, high amounts of stress, and
blood pools in the lower legs.
 http://thehealthykey.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/02/sitting-all-day.gif

5. How to sit properly:
 Sitting at 135 degrees puts less strain on the lower back
then leaning forward and hunching over.

6. How to increase activity when at
work
 Walk around the building with a friend or by yourself
 Take the stairs instead of using the elevator
 Visit the company gym on your lunch hour if applicable
 Park further away in the parking lot
 This article has great ideas as well that are also
important to read through! We will Go through more of
them in just a minute after everyone discusses what
they currently do.
 http://somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu/pdfs/fs1107.pdf

7. Get moving!!