Are you looking for ways to strengthen your core, improve your posture and smile more? Swap in an exercise ball for your traditional office chair- try 20-minutes a few times throughout the day, until you’ve built the strength and endurance to ditch the chair completely.
An NBC News article says the following about using an exercise ball in place of an office chair:
“Twenty minutes is good, 30 minutes is great… It makes me sit up straight… Activities that get people moving are also good for thinking and problem-solving… Exercise balls encourage fun — or a less stressful workplace”
Read the full article and learn how to select and use an exercise ball here.
“I feel alert and well postured. And I smile a lot more now that I sit on an exercise ball!”
Gabriela Gatlin Colmán
Community Programs Coordinator
Continuing Education
“Besides reminding me to tighten my core, I use the ball to stay focused. When I start to get distracted I’ll make small bounces or shift side to side. The blood starts to flow and I can get back to work.”
Katie Brian
Wellness Coordinator
Walk Across Texas team- send me your total miles from last week. We were in 8th place in McLennan County last week- let’s see if we can pull ahead!
April 18th- Heart of Texas Walk for Children is an awareness fund raising event to benefit Prevent Child Abuse Texas. For more information contact Wendell Teltow at 519-250-8438 or 1-800-CHILDREN, PCATX@PREVENTCHILDABUSETEXAS.ORG, or www.PreventChildAbuseTexas.org
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