Active Sitting: Don’t just sit there, lose weight

Active Sitting: Don’t just sit there, lose weight

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Don’t just sit there: lose weight. What? Yes, it’s true. Sitting actively, doing something while sitting, can lead to weight loss. 

Stories of success include the Amazon product reviewer who reported losing 15 pounds in a month using an under foot exercycle at home while watching television. There are reports of racking up steps on Fit Bits (step counter placed in sock).

How to Sit Actively 

Active sitting choices include: fidgeting, rocking in a rocking chair, using an under foot / under-the-desk device (exercycle, elliptical, pendulum, hammock).

Fidgeting

Cost: No cost. What it is (when seated): Small movements of the hands or feet. Think finger or foot tapping, toe wriggling, leg bouncing, leg swings, chair wiggling. Researched findings: Fidgeters live longer (30% longer than those who sit still), burn more calories (118 calories/hour versus 80 calories while sitting still) and have better blood flow and by extension better heart health (Research: tapping one foot for one minute out of every five minutes). 

Rocking in a rocking chair

Cost: Rocking chair cost varies. Researched results: Burn more calories than when sitting still (150 calories/hour versus 80), send more blood to brain, improve balance/mobility/walking abilities, reduce pain, normalizes blood pressure; increase circulation; provides mild form of exercise; relaxes; relieves anxiety, tension and depression; improves vertigo symptoms; speeds recovery from surgery.

Using a seated / under-the-desk machine

• Under-the-desk Exercycle
  Cost: $169-$31. Reported results: aerobic workout, burn calories. Weight loss (Reported by user of DeskCycle 2 Under Desk Exercise Bike and Pedal Exerciser)
• Elliptical device
  Cost: $349-$84. Reported results: aerobic workout while working or gaming, build leg strength and stamina,  relieve stress, burn calories. Weight loss and stress relief (Cubii Jr. - Seated Under-Desk Elliptical)
• Desk leg swing
  Cost: $59. Researched results: increase circulation, weight loss/burn 20% more calories than sitting still and improve productivity. Reported results: rack up steps on FitBit)
  
  Be a smart consumer
  Thoroughly consider and read reviews before you take the plunge to buy any product. Consider: price, will it fit under your desk and/or make too much noise in a workplace, whether or not you will use the device, whether it will meet your goals and capabilities.

For more ideas about controlling your weight, see Intermittent Moving, How I lost my pants and mastered weight control, Move More • Sit Less • Master Your Weight. https://amzn.to/33AdwA8