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Work in an office? Exercise to avoid needing a personal injury lawyer

What a different life we lead these days. Where our ancestors once roamed the land for food and shelter, we now sit day in day out at our computer desks. Surely such lack of exercise and stimulation can't be good for us?

In today's modern world of work accidents and personal injury lawyers it's surprising that more claims aren't made for serious injuries caused by sitting all day long at work. If recent research is anything to go by, sitting for such long periods can be as dangerous to your health as smoking or over-exposure to the sun.

Why do we sit down so much?
Well, unlike our ancestors who didn't have computers and the internet, most of our day to day communication is done via the web. Therefore it's no surprise that millions of us around the world are sat typing away at our desks without any form of daily exercise, not even a short stroll to the filing cabinet.

When we've had a stressful day at the office, many of us want to relax at home and forget the difficult day we've had. Again, we tend to relax by sitting even further, watching our favourite television shows such as Eastenders and Property Ladder. When the clock strikes 11pm we then head off to bed where we lay motionless for a further eight hours. Out of an entire day, the exercise that we encounter appears to be sparse and the risk of us developing illnesses related to our inactivity gets greater by the day.

What the experts say
Professor Marc Hamilton from the University of Missouri has warned office workers that sitting for hours on end could increase their chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes. In the medical journal Diabetes he stated, "The dire concern for the future may rest with growing numbers unaware of the potential insidious dangers of sitting too much.

"These studies demonstrate a significant impact of inactivity on a par with smoking. I view exposure to sitting...like an oncologist views exposure to unnecessary sunlight."

During a further study at the International Diabetes Institute of Melbourne it was suggested that even two hours of exercise a day would not compensate for sitting down for 22 hours. Professor David Dunstan told Australian Doctor magazine: "People who break up their sitting time - walking to a colleague rather than emailing him, for instance - have a lower risk of diabetes."

Take care at work
There are a number of exercises that you can do at work to keep fit and of all them take just a few minutes. If your boss doesn't want the risk of you phoning personal injury lawyers because you've developed a repetitive strain injury, I'm sure they would most definitely encourage you do carry out some exercises. Some of the movements you can do such as pointing your toes to the sky and putting your arms above your head for a big stretch can vastly improve your fitness levels and even increase your output at work.

If you would like a tutorial on exercises at work, watch a short video clip at www.aolshowme.co.uk