Use a Treadmill Desk (Video)

Bring Movement to Your Workplace

Dr. James Levin from Mayo Clinic discusses ways to bring more movement to people’s workdays, including a treadmill desk; it allows people to walk while they work.  Other ways to bring movement to the day are mentioned.  Health benefits include weight management, and body and brain optimization. 

 

  

Exercise May Aid Cognitive Function

Moderate exercise proves key to reducing cognitive impairment during aging

Charles Bankhead writing for MedPage Today, reports “Almost any amount of moderate physical activity in mid- or late life reduced the odds of mild cognitive impairment by 30% to 40% in an ongoing cohort study by Yonas E. Geda, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. For more information regarding this study, and for more studies on Exercise and Fitness focused on body brain function, visit MedPage Today.

Stretches at Your Desk

Video sequences for the back, shoulders, arms, and neck

Sitting at a desk for an extended period of time cause tightness, muscle soreness and fatigue. Mayo Clinic offers five short video clips you can follow to keep yourself loose and energized. Sitting on a stability or fitness ball keeps you mobile while working, pumping cerebral spinal fluid to the brain. Standing up and walking in place or stretching while in front of your computer makes your desk area a fitness zone. Productivity skyrockets!

Motion Sickness -- Mayo Clinic

What Role Does Exercise Play in Easing Motion Sickness?

Watching the YouTube http://podcasts.mayoclinic.org/2008/11/24/motion-sickness-2/ video from Mayo Clinic regarding motion sickness... I noticed that remedies suggested did not include exercise designed to strengthen the vestibular system, part of the inner ear that connects balance, visual, auditory and proprioception systems. Let's ask some experts what they think about this. Please comment, better yet, share your thoughts with using video too.

What a wonderful way to share information. Check out Mayo Clinic's Podcasts and then let's make our own Podcasts to show our thoughts and practices, emphasizing how movement and exercise can effectively remedy physical conditions.

Jeff