The truth about sitting

Sitting and its harmful effects have been a hot topic in the last few years; sitting has even been called the new tobacco. The claim might seem like an overstatement, but when we look deeper into the marks sitting leaves into our body, we’ll understand it better.

Over 80% of people suffer from some degree of back pain during their life. You might have
sometimes noticed how sitting for a long time has made a pain in the lower back worse or increased aches in the shoulders and neck. These are very common problems that can be caused by sitting for long times. Maintaining an ergonomic posture while sitting takes a lot of work from our stabiliser muscles, so our body doesn’t sink forward into a slumped sitting position.

A Norwegian study from the year 2017, on the other hand, showed that the risk for getting type 2 diabetes is 17% higher for those who sit for more than 8 hours a day compared to those who sit for less...

Do you want more energy, to be in better shape and sleep better, without injuries or fear of overexertion? It’s possible, if we take into account certain things in our training.
Let’s look at these in more detail.

STABILITY AND MOBILITY

Stabilizer muscles and mobility form the basis of our fitness pyramid. When the lower part of the pyramid has more capacity than is required to maintain the body’s ability to perform, we stay healthy. If the pyramid is turned on its head, the body experiences additional stress and it causes different injuries and sprains.

Your body is only as strong as its weakest link. In order to be able to train with high intensity without breaking the body, the stabilizing muscles must be in good shape. If the support for our shoulder blades fails, the shoulders are elevated up toward the ears. At the same time the posture gets worse when the muscles that support the shoulder blades aren’t able to keep the shoulders in the right position....