- Minimise the amount of time spent in prolonged sitting.
長時間座って過ごす時間を最小限に抑える。
- Break up long periods of sitting as often as possible
できるだけ頻繁に長く座っている時間を分割します。
I'm Yumi Jones, JEEPA English Conversation Certified Coach.
How are you doing?
It looks like Victoria, Australia, where we live, is still going to be locked down until the 28th of next month.
We have an activity range radius of just 5KM. 😐
I feel like I am not getting enough exercise.
My JEEPA coach friend (who is a physiotherapist) Misa, sent me a Youtube exercise video which she made.
It is a four-minute, September Day 5 Challenge, which can be done quickly.
So I've tried it out.
On the day after my first workout, I had muscle pain all over my body.
I was barely able to follow some of the exercises.....😅 …but I kept trying.
In addition to the exercises, I checked out some info on aging and muscles.
According to the following medical site, there are two types of muscles.
Slow-muscle fibers and fast-muscle fibers.
Slow muscle fibers do not become thinner in a normal life routine, but fast muscle fibers can be thinner.
When the fast muscle fibers become thinner, movement becomes slow and dull, and as a result,
the slow muscle fibers become thin. In other words, aging begins with the thinning of the fast muscle fibers.
By the way, I gradually got used to Misa's exercises after the second day and I get a refreshing feeling
after finishing them. 😊
If you are lacking exercise because of Covid, why not try them too.
I think that this works well for making fast muscle fibers stronger.
When you visit an Australian General Practitioner, they ask me whether I exercise for more than 30 minutes
a day or not, so probably we need some daily exercise to have a healthy life.
It also doesn't seem to be very good to sit for a long time. This was written in the health care brochure put
out by the Australian government.
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/F01F92328EDADA5BCA257BF0001E720D/$File/brochure%20PA%20Guidelines_A5_18-64yrs.pdf
I just took out the following parts from the brochure:
Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Adults
(18–64 years)
SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR
- Minimise the amount of time spent in prolonged sitting.
- Break up long periods of sitting as often as possible
Sitting in a chair for a long time will be a burden on your body....
Come to think of it, I've seen a image like this.
It may not be a bad idea. 😁
Well, whether or not to take the idea, it seems to me it's good to get into the habit of doing moderate
exercise.
Well then, that's it for today.
Hope you have healthy and happy days, everyone!
I'll see you next week
Cheers
Yumi