Get in Motion: Born to Move, Told to Sit | Workshop, Keynote, & Training

According to the Heart Foundation, Over 25% of American adults have taken couch potato-ing to Olympic levels, sitting for over 8 hours a day. And a staggering 44% of these chair champions barely break a sweat – exercise-wise, that is!

Excess chair time increases your chances of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even early death. Oh, and in case you thought your brain was safe on that comfy cushion – think again! Studies have shown that too much sitting can also negatively affect your mental health.

Yet, exercising more is the most popular New Year’s resolution – and by the third week in January, many of us abandon our gym membership. But the secret to well-being goes beyond exercising – it’s about incorporating movement into your everyday habits.

It’s the first thing we learn in school. It’s the first thing we’re asked to do when we visit someone’s home or office. Our buildings and public spaces are designed around chairs. Sitting is what’s considered to be “civilized," and it's even associated with power, with executive titles like Chair of the Board. It’s no wonder why we’re all moving so little! Meanwhile, research shows that too much sitting may be as little as 3 hours per day! And, while it’s good to get that daily workout, these isolated sessions won’t undo the harm of all this sitting.

So, what if the next time we’re told to have a seat, we take a stand instead?

In 1999, journalist and explorer Dan Buettner led a series of National Geographic expeditions to study the world’s longest-living populations, called the Blue Zones. These populations, whose people have the largest percentage of individuals living over 100 years old in the world, share similar lifestyle habits.

One striking similarity features the incorporation of movement into everyday life – thus virtually eliminating the need for exercise.

In this interactive session, we'll kick off with a contralateral movement exercise, getting participants out of their seats and moving the left and the right sides of their bodies to activate whole-brain thinking, marrying both the left and right sides of the brain.

We'll explore the four archetypes of movement: Always Running Andy, Fidgety Fran, Coffee Shop Carl, and Workout Wendy. Participants will conduct a movement self-inventory, where they’ll reflect on the kinds of movement they’ve engaged in over the last week and the extent to which they’re sitting on a daily basis.

They'll learn ways to incorporate more NEAT movement into their daily routines. Mayo Clinic’s Dr. James Levine defines NEAT as non-exercise activity thermogenesis. Participants will discover how they can start sneaking in more movement throughout the day, even while watching TV or working at their workstations.

BORN TO MOVE
TOLD TO SIT

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SITTING IS THE
NEW SMOKING.

WE'RE BORN TO MOVE
BUT TOLD TO SIT.

WE KNOW WE SHOULD MOVE MORE
So, why aren't we?

The real culprit lies in societal norms — we’re told to sit over and over again.

BORN TO MOVE, TOLD TO SIT
Moving Beyond Exercise

Born to Move, Told to Sit is an interactive keynote, workshop, and training development program designed to inspire more movement naturally in your org, resulting in healthier, happier employees.

Get in motion and re-energize your workplace.

Let’s take “Two Steps Forward” for better health and a better world!