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Deal with your emotions & train your brain

Before we delve any deeper into sitting down, let’s take a moment to explore emotions and the role they play in our everyday health & wellbeing.

Emotions are powerful, so dealing with them head-on is one approach. By learning how to be present and tune into your surroundings, you will form solid foundations for your emotional processing abilities. 

Life is busy. There will always be loads of stuff to do, but don’t allow your brain to trick you into unhealthy habits. 

Every time you take on a task or activity, stop and think about it. Is what you’re doing efficient or beneficial to your life? Is there a better way to do it? Or, is what you’re doing harmful to your wellbeing?  

Try the Chair Test

When you start processing your emotions and training yourself to be more mindful, you will make positive changes consistently—which brings us back to sitting down.

As humans, we’re not built to sit for long periods—the most sedentary of activities was simply meant to be a short interval between standing and moving. But, these days it feels like we take standing intervals between sitting. The more tuned in you are and the better you are at processing your emotions, the more mindful you will be about sitting down for excessive periods. These small changes can show you visible results in your mental and physical health over the long term.

Now that you know how mindfulness and emotional processing plays a role in your daily wellbeing, let’s get back to the issue at hand:yoursitting habits. It’s time for The Chair Test. 

This simple test will determine where you stand—we mean sit (no pun intended)!

It’s simple: explore these tasks and answer YES or NO. Based on your answer score, you will know the truth about your sitting habits. So, go ahead, open your eyes to reality.

You spend the first 30 mins after waking on the bed scrolling through your phone.

You drive or get a cab instead of using public transport (even though you can).

You spend more than 30mins a day idle at a stretch.

The couch has pushed in on one side where you sit.

 You work sitting down because that feels productive to you.

You love all home décor that revolves around sitting like a bean bag or a dining chair.

Drinking at the bar is more exciting than standing up or moving around the room.

You love your laptop or desktop.

Picnics at the park have been your favorite lately.

Netflix viewing binges at night is a regular fixture

Score Yourself:

For eachYES you get one point.

 0:Congrats, you aren’t a chair addict so you’re in the green zone.

1-2:You’re a chair pre-addict.

3-5:You’re a chair addict.

6-8: You’re a prisoner of your chair.

9-10: You’re super sedentary, it’s time to make a change.

Are you a sitting addict?

It’s time to take a STAND, literally. Never fear, here at Humbleworks HQ, we know a thing or two about the benefits of reducing your sitting time. And, we’re going to give you a few pointers on making those lifestyle tweaks that will help you work towards a happier, healthier life.

Take it one step at a time 

Moving on from one sedentary activity to the next doesn’t qualify as taking a ‘one step at a time’ approach. To make a sustainable change, you have to break your excessive sitting habits.

We recommend you make changes incrementally, and at your own pace, keeping the end goal of sitting less without effort in mind at all times.

Start with the simple 30: 5 rule: move around after every 30 minutes of sitting to free your muscles and maintain your body mechanism. 

Slowly move on to standing for meetings and coffee breaks, and when you’re ready, invest in a standing desk to enjoy all of those health-boosting benefits while you’re working. Baby steps lead to a greater change, the kind that sticks. So, don’t leap, take your time—you will get there in the end, and it will be worth it. 

In today’s world, most of our activities are based on being idle, but there are alternative (better) ways to do things—and most of them involve moving or standing. 

So, take heed of this wake-up call before it’s too late. And, if you’re looking for further inspiration, read ourguide on which standing desk to buy for your specific needs.

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Deal with your emotions & train your brain

Before we delve any deeper into sitting down, let’s take a moment to explore emotions and the role they play in our everyday health & wellbeing.

Emotions are powerful, so dealing with them head-on is one approach. By learning how to be present and tune into your surroundings, you will form solid foundations for your emotional processing abilities.

Life is busy. There will always be loads of stuff to do, but don’t allow your brain to trick you into unhealthy habits.

Every time you take on a task or activity, stop and think about it. Is what you’re doing efficient or beneficial to your life? Is there a better way to do it? Or, is what you’re doing harmful to your wellbeing?  

Try the Chair Test

When you start processing your emotions and training yourself to be more mindful, you will make positive changes consistently—which brings us back to sitting down.

As humans, we’re not built to sit for long periods—the most sedentary of activities was simply meant to be a short interval between standing and moving. But, these days it feels like we take standing intervals between sitting. The more tuned in you are and the better you are at processing your emotions, the more mindful you will be about sitting down for excessive periods. These small changes can show you visible results in your mental and physical health over the long term.

Now that you know how mindfulness and emotional processing plays a role in your daily wellbeing, let’s get back to the issue at hand:yoursitting habits. It’s time for The Chair Test.

This simple test will determine where you stand—we mean sit (no pun intended)!

It’s simple: explore these tasks and answer YES or NO. Based on your answer score, you will know the truth about your sitting habits. So, go ahead, open your eyes to reality.

You spend the first 30 mins after waking on the bed scrolling through your phone.

You drive or get a cab instead of using public transport (even though you can).

You spend more than 30mins a day idle at a stretch.

The couch has pushed in on one side where you sit.

You work sitting down because that feels productive to you.

You love all home décor that revolves around sitting like a bean bag or a dining chair.

Drinking at the bar is more exciting than standing up or moving around the room.

You love your laptop or desktop.

Picnics at the park have been your favorite lately.

Netflix viewing binges at night is a regular fixture

Score Yourself:

For eachYES you get one point.

0:Congrats, you aren’t a chair addict so you’re in the green zone.

1-2:You’re a chair pre-addict.

3-5:You’re a chair addict.

6-8: You’re a prisoner of your chair.

9-10: You’re super sedentary, it’s time to make a change.

Are you a sitting addict?

It’s time to take a STAND, literally. Never fear, here at Humbleworks HQ, we know a thing or two about the benefits of reducing your sitting time. And, we’re going to give you a few pointers on making those lifestyle tweaks that will help you work towards a happier, healthier life.

Take it one step at a time

Moving on from one sedentary activity to the next doesn’t qualify as taking a ‘one step at a time’ approach. To make a sustainable change, you have to break your excessive sitting habits.

We recommend you make changes incrementally, and at your own pace, keeping the end goal of sitting less without effort in mind at all times.

Start with the simple 30: 5 rule: move around after every 30 minutes of sitting to free your muscles and maintain your body mechanism.

Slowly move on to standing for meetings and coffee breaks, and when you’re ready, invest in a standing desk to enjoy all of those health-boosting benefits while you’re working. Baby steps lead to a greater change, the kind that sticks. So, don’t leap, take your time—you will get there in the end, and it will be worth it.

In today’s world, most of our activities are based on being idle, but there are alternative (better) ways to do things—and most of them involve moving or standing.

So, take heed of this wake-up call before it’s too late. And, if you’re looking for further inspiration, read ourguide on which standing desk to buy for your specific needs.

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10 Ways to reduce sitting time at work - HumbleWorks

You’ve heard it before: Sitting is the new smoking.

New research finds that even if you’re active, logging eight hours a day on your rear end in front of the computer can shorten your lifespan. Fortunately, there are other ways to spend less time sitting. Try these 10 tips to cut time in your chair:

 1. Use the gym at work:

If your company has one, use it, especially if the weather is bad or work in an extremely secure building that’s hard to leave. A moderate 25-minute walk on the treadmill won’t leave you sweaty enough to require a shower, but it will let you catch up on an episode of your favourite TV show while you’re at work. Even without the extra steps, that’s an incentive right there.

2. Try a standing desk, one that brings your screen to eye level:

A desk (or desk addition) that adjusts your screen and keyboard to standing height is less of an investment–and less of a strange sight–than a treadmill. Set a goal to move your chair out of the way twice a day or so, and try standing for a few minutes as you edit a document or send emails.

3. Eat outside your workplace: 

If your favourite cafe is a quarter-mile away, that’s an extra half mile you’ll walk daily. But even if you’re carrying packed lunch, find a spot and invite colleagues to join you.

4. Set an Alarm:

Much sitting is unconscious. Set an alarm to remind yourself to get up at least once an hour to grab a drink, stretch, or otherwise engage your muscles.

5. Keep topping up your water bottle:

Drinking water has many upsides, but one obvious side effect is you’ll have to hit the bathroom frequently. Try visiting one on the other side of the building or on a different floor to increase your time in motion. Bonus: Refill your water bottle from a water fountain that’s far away as well.

6. Get a step counter:

An Apple watch, Fitbit, A Nike+ FuelBand, or can encourage you to move more by showing how many steps you’ve taken (and pitting you against friends and colleagues if you like). If you see you’re far under 10,000 steps for the day, you might get up and walk the halls rather than surf the web when you need a break.

7. Try a walking meeting:

If you’ve got a one-on-one scheduled, ask that colleague to walk with you to grab a coffee, or try any walking trails or reasonable sidewalks you might have nearby. It may actually be easier to have difficult conversations this way when you’re walking side by side rather than staring at each other.

8. Try a standing meeting:

A bar-height table in the office kitchen makes a great place for an informal get-together. Not every meeting requires a conference room, and most people are okay to stand for a few minutes plus it will be eliminated. 

9. Walk / Pace while on the phone:

Unless you’re taking notes while on the phone, you don’t have to sit. Walk the halls with a headset or move around your office.

10. Visit colleagues:

If you need a quick answer to a question, it’s often as easy to walk to someone’s office as it is to email or call. Face-to-face conversations lower the risk of misinterpretation, too. If you work with people in different buildings, offer to come to visit them, rather than snagging the conference room near you.

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Mental Health Wellness in Self-Isolation

The Covid-19 outbreak has shaken the world upside down, forcing us to change the way we work and live, in every way imaginable. Our universally isolated and socially distant lifestyles can prove to be a real struggle, particularly when it comes to mental health and wellbeing.

Working from home now becomes ‘the norm’—and for many, we know it’s a real challenge. Not all of us are equipped to live in isolation or stay away from people we love, but of course, this is a necessity at the moment until the situation subsides further. But, that doesn’t make it easy.

No matter how creative or productive you may be, maintaining mental wellness can prove challenging in our current climate. Being home can be frustrating: you may feel bored, have insomnia or also feel isolated And then, there is the matter of stress and anxiety.

“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.” – Mandy Hale

We know that stress and anxiety is a real burden and when it gets too much, it can have a negative impact on your everyday life.

To help you look after your mental health in isolation, here are some tips and hints from all of us at Humbleworks HQ.

Here are are a few ways to handle anxiety and stress

Stay in touch with friends and family via social media or calls

You may have been busy and running around before we were thrust into a state of isolation—so take this opportunity to connect with near and dear ones. Enjoy laid back conversations filled with laughter and nostalgia. Doing so will help you feel connected and flood your brain with positivity.

Stick to a personalized routine

If you followed a routine outside of isolation, why not form one in isolation? Wake up at a consistent time each day and put together a routine that will give you purpose, flow, and motivation; maintaining a framework will help to prevent you from falling into a lethargic lifestyle while keeping you both physically and mentally supple. Sticking to a routine will also provide you with a level of focus that will help keep your anxiety at bay.

Change your mindset

It isn’t always easy, but take a little time each day to look at all the positives the isolation has given you and keep moving forward; knowing there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Find ways to be more healthy, both mentally and physically speaking, with mindfulness, fitness regimes, walking, running, cycling, music or art.

Give priority to mental wellness

Prioritize your mental health and take steps like mindfulness and meditation to manage it. Isolation is tough, but even the slightest bit of effort and social connection can go a long way. If you’re mentally low, talk to someone you love, go outside for a walk or focus on an activity that makes you feel good. It is all about balance and being present.

Take care of yourself

Putting the least amount of stress on your mind and body should be the top priority right now, so go ahead and take care of yourself. Enjoy a little pampering, treat yourself to something you love, enjoy a lie in — basically anything that makes you happy, alleviates stress, and reduces your anxiety.

New beginnings

Life is not just about work, it’s about play, too. Consider the lockdown a gift of time and learn something new. We get an enormous amount of wellbeing from new challenges, so take this time to commit to achieving a new goal or learning a new skill without pressuring yourself, and start your new journey today. This positive level of focus will work wonders for your wellbeing.

“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer

Exercise for anxiety and stress

Our lives are wired in such a way that stress, unfortunately, is inevitable. But, there are exercises that can help—and we’re going to look at some now.

When we exercise, our body releases endorphins that help alleviate stress. Also, regular exercise can improve your vitals, increase blood circulation, enhance the brain’s cognitive functions and improve sleep quality— all key ingredients to reducing stress and anxiety.

Here are regular exercises you can try to help reduce your stress and anxiety during lockdown:Start by walking for 30 minutes a day, gradually increasing your pace and distance over time. If you feel like upping the intensity, you can start jogging.

Light indoor circuit or interval training indoors, in the garden or in the park.

Daily yoga: there are plenty of excellent online resources and videos to choose from.

Regular calisthenics (body weight-based) exercises for beginners (a great way to supplement your daily walk).

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.” – Ali Ibn Abi Talib

We are living in challenging times—but, by taking heed of our advice, you can help to manage your stress during the pandemic. If you need to talk to someone, here is a link to some essential resources that will help—don’t suffer in silence—we’re here for you.

If you need some guidance on your new professional situation, read our guide on what you’re entitled to when working from home.

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Think You Have Put On Weight During Lockdown? 

We all have that fear of putting on a few pounds here and there. 

But, when fear becomes reality, you’re often left wondering what went wrong. And, if you put on pounds this lockdown, there is so much more to it than you might think.

According to a recent survey, 47% of British Nationals acknowledge that they have gained weight since the lockdown started back in March—a relatively high number but with multiple root causes. Many people stay at home or work from home and still manage to keep fit, so what went wrong during the lockdown period?

The lockdown had been physically and mentally exhausting on every one since people aren’t generally used to living in an isolated environment, let alone staying away from their loved ones. 

To top that, the work from home concept became stressful for some, though it was inevitable. 

Even at HumbleWorks HQ, we put on a few collective pounds ourselves.  

Here’s what we believe caused this dilemma.

Here’s why you may have gained those pounds during a lockdown:

Stress

Many of us may not realize it but stress is a trigger for multiple things. During the lockdown, your stress levels may have risen due to working from home-related burnout, feelings of uncertainty, lack of socialisation, and financial concerns, among many other reasons. Stress not only impacts you mentally with anxiety, and in extreme cases depression, but it can also trigger binge-eating habits as well as increased cortisol levels that promote fat storage in your body - a contributor to weight gain.

Turning into a couch potato

We understand that working from home was necessary in the interest of your safety—and the safety of others—but, turning into a couch potato was not. Sitting for a prolonged period on your couch or chair may well have added to your weight gain. Also, entertaining yourself in isolation may have proved an equally hazardous contributing factor —like playing video games, binging on Netflix, connecting on social calls for hours on end to keep in touch, or staying in bed though sheer lack of motivation. There are many factors here, you name it, and all are equally responsible for sitting for prolonged periods But, remember: sitting is a slow killer associated with multiple health issues.

Comfort eating

Comfort eating became more like a ‘quarantine diet’ in lockdown. Due to food shortages and logistical roadblocks, many decided that cooking frozen food or ordering takeaways most days was so much easier than cooking healthy food —not to mention the increased alcohol intake. 

Lack of a routine

Mass quarantine destroyed our regular routines for months on end.

This level of upset inevitably fostered new, unhealthy habits due to physical barriers and mental fatigue. In these cases, reaching for the remote control was often so much easier than creating new daily rituals. And, of course, less movement and exercise means more weight gain.

Now that you know what went wrong, why not find a way to make a change? 

Check out these tips that helped us at HumbleWorks to gain back our ground while still working from home.

Here’s how you can still maintain yourself if you’re isolating or working from home or still in lockdown:

Settle into a new routine

Putting your life together with a routine is a lot of work but it isn’t impossible. Take time to sort through your priorities and jot down a list of activities to add to your routine, arranging your time as you would when you used to commute to work. Setting allocated time for meals, chores, exercise, and work will help you maintain a solid level of health while working towards your goals.

Make insightful choices

Stressing about weight gain creates a negative impact on the body and mind. So, the best way to tackle it is to make insightful choices. 

Address diet changes by swapping unhealthy food for healthy calories—or go for a caloric deficit if you want to limit your food intake. If you don’t like the gym, choose an activity you can do outdoors locally or at home. Every mindful choice you make will get you one step closer to a happier and healthier life—so keep working towards those goals, step by step.

Find more excuses to move

It is quite obvious by now that a lack of movement leads to being unfit. So, find every opportunity you get to move around, be it strutting around the house or putting together a simple exercise regime. At the moment, many people are investing in the services of virtual personal trainers or trying out YouTube fitness videos—both are effective.

Try moving enough to achieve 10,000 steps a day; if you usually drive to the shop, walk instead (if it’s close enough). Take the steps instead of the escalator/elevator. Walk around the garden—the point is, do whatever works for you.

All that movement will gradually start making your muscles more flexible and start burning stored fats. 

Give ergonomics a thought

When choosing tools or furniture, ergonomics are essential. Turn a blind eye to generic furniture and invest in the ergonomic kind—items specially designed to provide comfort while creating a healthy, efficient work environment in your place of choosing. 

Utilizing a standing desk can help you work while standing and enable movement while improving your posture.  

Standing at work will change your life for the better while helping you keep those pounds down—and that alone makes a standing desk excellent investment, indeed.

A piece of advice: check out the HumbleWorks range of ergonomic concepts and improve your health today.

Now that things are getting more streamlined and the situation is slowly reaching the ‘new normal’, we are still going to be in lockdown from time-to-time. So, why not poach on the above tips and get yourself a new routine till you find your footing, to get to a healthier YOU.

For more essential advice on wellbeing,  check out our blog on ‘Mental Health in Isolation’.

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The horrible Things That Could Happen to You If You Sit For Too Long – HumbleWorks.

The first link between illness and sitting was observed in 1950. When researchers found out that bus drivers were twice more likely to have heart attacks than their bus conductor colleagues. It’s believed excessive sitting slows the metabolism, which affects our ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure.

You might be thinking now it isn’t you, but think again. Think about your time commuting to and back from work, watching your favourite show, having lunch etc., it begins to sum up. Unfortunately, the human body is not made to sit down this much. Despite the time of your daily training, this may still now be enough. According to Peter T.Katzmarzyk, Ph.D.

“Even within physically active individuals, there was a strong association between sitting and risk mortality. This is an important observation because it suggests that high amounts of sitting cannot be compensated for with occasional leisure time physical activity even if the amount exceeds the current minimum physical activity recommendations” T.Katzmarzyk,Ph.D.

It is indeed difficult to realize how such an innocent act can damage our body in any way, but it does. “We are made up of 360 joints and over 700 muscles that move your skeleton. Our vascular and nervous system depend on movement to function” says Mohamed Taha, clinical director at Form Clinic. So here is a list of everything that could happen to you.

Posture Problems

It may occur as a surprise to you but sitting puts more pressure on your spine than standing. The disks in your back are meant to expand and contract as you move so they can properly absorb blood and nutrients. Unfortunately, when you sit the disks are compressed and can lose flexibility over time

Neck and shoulders. “The average person is not able to sit down for more than three minutes without falling into a slumped or slouched posture” Mohamed Taha explains. It leads to strains to your cervical vertebrae along with permanent imbalances, sore shoulders and back. We are sure you have suffered it more than once after the whole day at work.

Legs and Hips

Muscle Degeneration. “If you don’t use them, you lose them”. Sitting all day does not require support from your lower body muscles to hold you up and causes muscles atrophy. Weakening of these muscles highly increases your risk of injury.

Varicose Veins. Sitting causes poor circulation in your legs, which causes spider veins, and that just yuck! However, if that’s not enough it can further lead to swollen ankles and blood clots known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Brain Damage

Sitting down has an impact on the fresh blood and oxygen going through your brain. This does not only slow down brain functions but also negatively affect your endorphins levels. This means that sitting not only affects your physical health, but also mental wellbeing.

Digestion

This one seems kind of obvious. If you don’t move you don’t lose weight. Sitting at a desk reduces a person’s energy expenditure because the body’s major muscle groups aren’t being utilized and calorie burning minimizes us. After an extender period this can lead to weight gain and in severe cases obesity.

Sitting at a desk all day impairs the body’s ability to handle blood sugar, causing a reduced sensitivity to the hormone insulting, which helps carry glucose from the blood into cells where it can be used for energy.

Cancer Risk

Emerging studies suggest that prolonged sitting can increase your risk of certain types of cancer, including uterine, colon and lung cancers. The reasons for this aren’t clear yet, however an additional impact sitting has on the last one is the compression from the posture, which results in less space for your lungs to expand when you breathe.

Heart

“Too many of us are tied to our desks, and research shows that this could be increasing our risk of developing heart diseases” says Chris Allen, senior cardiac nurse at the BHF. Humans are built to stand up and this is when our hearts work more effectively, A 2010 study discovered an increase of about 125% in cardiovascular disease in the group that spent more time sitting down, as well as 46% increased risk of death from other causes. Furthermore, long sitting periods are responsible for deactivating an enzyme called lipoprotein that breakdowns fats in the blood vessels, which can lead to blockage of the blood vessel of your heart.

Loneliness and Depression

The reason why you sit all day is most likely sitting on your computer all day, which eventually becomes the single form of communication and a person’s social circle is believed to decline as feelings of depression and loneliness increase. Furthermore, being stuck at a desk also means less time outside. Lack of sunshine causes vitamin D deficiency.