This Monday, June 17 marks the start of “quality of life at work week”. This year, the movement is highlighted. It must be said that every year in the world, 3.2 million deaths are attributable to inactivity.
Sedentary lifestyle is “21st century smoking” tells us Canadian researcher Paquito Bernard, specialist in sedentary lifestyle issues. According to ANSES, “95% of the French adult population is exposed to a risk of deterioration in health due to lack of physical activity or too much time spent sitting. » Concerning a sedentary lifestyle, spending more than 8 hours a day in a sitting position actually constitutes a health risk.
By forcing yourself not to sit still – even slouch, sometimes – and to get moving as soon as you can. And it starts outside the office – when possible, cycling to work. Or on foot. It’s more rarely possible, but when you live in the city, walking is a free and eco-friendly means of transportation to go to the office or to an appointment.
Taking the stairs rather than the elevator is also an excellent reflex. Walking around the office, from corridor to corridor, from floor to floor is also a good idea – even if internal messaging and other digital tools do not encourage us to leave our seat… Making phone calls standing up is not useless . In short, as soon as you can accomplish a task other than sitting, you must seize the opportunity. “The only thing you shouldn’t save is movement”explains to the Decathlon website David Thivel, researcher and member of the scientific council of the National Observatory of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle.
A desk bike to stay active while working
The innovation sector is getting involved, this is what we call “active furniture”, furniture that encourages movement. Like the desk which adjusts and allows you to work standing up. The TEK Active company is unveiling a new product for this quality of life at work week: the office bike! The concept is obvious. Pedaling while working.
The Acer eKinekt is a stationary, silent bike, topped with an electric table to place the computer and office items… By providing gentle to moderate physical activity, at an intensity comparable to that of walking, the bike- office does not generate fatigue or shortness of breath.
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Its use is thus compatible with an intellectual activity or a telephone conversation. Cycling at a moderate pace for between 30 minutes and 1 hour per day allows you to achieve the physical activity goals necessary for well-being defined by the WHO!
Quentin Perinel
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