Did you know that a common reason why older people seek in-home help is their difficulty, or loss of ability to get out of a chair?
And did you know that young, healthy people, who sit for long periods of time, their health is compromised?

Interestingly, studies have shown that idle sitting, e.g., sedentary work is an independent predictor of disease, and that daily exercise before or after work, by itself, does not cancel out a day of sitting practically stationary in front of the computer? (what was termed “active couch potatoes”)

Standing every 20 minutes for a minute or so has been found to be helpful and is a great way to alleviate at least some of the negative outcomes from long hours of sitting. However, it has been found that standing for extended periods of time can be more damaging than sitting.

Does sitting have to be such a scourge? The answer is no.

Our bodies are built to sit. We need to be able to sit, including sitting for extended periods of time.

Is there a way to sit and avoid the many negative consequences resulting from long hours of sitting? The answer is YES – what I call Healthy Dynamic Sitting.

Our bodies are built for motion. We have more than 640 named muscles, 206 bones and 360 joints that can perform practically limitless combinations of movement.

Our brains contain roughly 85 billion neurons, an estimated trillion glial cells, and trillions of connections, all of which are there to organize and execute limitless variations of movement.

We are built to move. We need for our brain to be awake and to get our whole body moving.

The problem with sitting is that most people, once seated, stop moving.

Chairs are often designed so that users are pulled to lean onto the back of the chair and slouch. No longer sitting upright, the brain “goes to sleep” with no expectation of moving while sitting, or of getting up.

No wonder research is discovering that sitting is bad for our health. However, it’s not the sitting itself that is the bad for us, it’s the way we sit that is the problem. It is the lack of movement and the reduction in brain activity while sitting that causes us trouble.

This is also the good news, because anyone can wake up their brain and learn to sit in a healthy, dynamic way; a way where the brain stays awake, alert, and active…and the whole body is engaged.

In the NeuroMovement for Healthy Dynamic Sitting Program you will wake up your brain and learn ways to move while sitting. You will discover how to get in and out of a chair with great ease and balance. You will train your brain to stay awake and keep your muscles moving while sitting. Sitting upright will become easier and more comfortable.

Your lower back, your spine, your shoulders, your neck, your hip joints, your knees, your feet, your chest, your head and your eyes will come to life and participate in the action of sitting.

Aches and pains will diminish, your breathing will improve as well as your thinking and creativity, and you will be less likely to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive strain injuries.

Getting up out of a chair will feel like springing onto your feet.