Healthy Habits for Fitness

Spring Clean Your Weight Loss Regimen

You may think these habits are helping you lose weight and stay healthy, but the truth is you may be better off without them
By Erin Hicks fitbie
 

You sit on a Swiss ball all day at work

Why you can shed it: Some may think that sitting on a ball all day is good for your abs, but Friedman says it’s not really an abs workout. Plus, if your core isn’t strong enough in the beginning you could hurt your back.

“Sitting is the worst thing we can be doing for ourselves, period,” says Friedman. “Sitting on a ball does engage the body more, but the dimensions have to be appropriate to someone’s height and leg length, and also their desk height. Sometimes that’s a hard combination to find,” says Friedman.

Do instead: Friedman recommends getting up every 20 minutes from your desk to walk around and stretch. If that’s unrealistic, try standing a few times an hour. And stand every time you talk on the phone. Or try this groundbreaking idea: If you need to talk to a coworker, get up and walk to her office instead of sending an IM (we know what you do).

More From fitbie
Keywords:
Related Content