From the course: Recharge Your Energy for Peak Performance
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Move more
- Fitness professionals often call sitting the new smoking because research has shown that sitting for long periods of time can be just as hazardous to your health, and this is even the case for people who exercise, because our bodies need consistent movement for the circulation of energy to keep moving. The longer you sit, the less blood flow you get to the brain and the more tired you feel. Remember, everything that has life is supposed to have a rhythm, and sitting too long is definitely a flat line that causes our energy to suffer. If we're dealing with more stress, it means we need to move even more often. Greater energy output requires greater energy input, so keep that in mind when you look at the course of your day. Our natural energy patterns give us about 60 to 90 minutes of focused attention depending on how much stress we're dealing with at the time, so I suggest you try to get up and move for at least 10 minutes every hour using a 50-minute, 10-minute work cycle during…
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