The surprising effects of 15 minutes of office exercise

With just 15 minutes of light office exercise, office workers can reduce the harmful effects of 8 hours of continuous sitting at work. According to the Express , this not only helps improve health but also increases alertness and work efficiency. Don't let office work affect your body, take advantage of this short period of time to protect your health. Office exercise is an effective and easy-to-do solution every day.

Research supervised by Dr Brendon Stubbs from King's College London (UK), including 26,000 participants, shows that sitting for long periods of time reduces mental health.

Just 15 minutes of light exercise on the spot can help office workers fight the harmful effects of 8 hours of sitting at work.

The results showed that after just 2 hours of continuous work, mental state scores began to decrease and stress levels increased. After 4 hours of continuous work at the desk, workers' stress levels increased significantly by 18%.

However, researchers have also found ways to reverse the damage.

Specifically, they also found that just 15 minutes of exercise during the workday helped office workers improve their mental state by 22.5%.

And moving in place every day for a week reduced stress levels by 14.7%, increased productivity by 33.2%, and improved concentration by 28.6%.

At the same time, they felt 33.3% more relaxed, 28.6% calmer and more energetic, according to Express.

Interestingly, a whopping 79.2% of people said they would be more loyal to their employer if they had time to exercise regularly.

Daily in-place movement for a week reduced stress levels by 14.7%, increased productivity by 33.2%, and improved concentration by 28.6%

Even 15 minutes of movement during the workday can improve your physical health after sitting for long periods at your desk. Sitting for more than 3-4 hours increases your risk of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, obesity, accelerated aging, muscle stiffness and postural problems.

How to do office exercises during break time to increase work efficiency

And range-of-motion exercises that can help you counteract the effects of sitting too much can include lunges, squats, walking, twists, shoulder shrugs, arm raises, wrist stretches...

Stretching can relieve muscle stiffness caused by prolonged sitting and can help correct posture. Focus on opening the chest, moving the spine, and rotating the neck and shoulders.

You can also stand, stretch and walk for at least 1 - 2 minutes every half hour, according to Express.

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