Comments on: How to Run Pain-Free After the Cubicle: 9 Tips to Beat Office Tightness

By: Sitting All Day is Bad For You, So What’s a Tired Runner To Do?

Sitting All Day is Bad For You, So What’s a Tired Runner To Do? — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:01:13 +0000

[...] more strategies on how to limit sedentary behavior, read my post on beating office tightness. When you’re constantly going from standing to sitting to walking to kneeling, your body [...]

By: Fitz

Fitz — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:35:33 +0000

Hi Filipe -

There’s no right or wrong answer to what’s better – running in the morning or after work. I actually do both and they have their pros and cons. Thanks for coming by Strength Running! – Fitz.

By: Filipe Jorge

Filipe Jorge — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:41:29 +0000

Hi
I’m from Portugal, and in fact I prefer to run at the end of day, beside all the problems of 8 hours sit. In the mornning four me it’s to hard it’s like I’m still sleeping the problem is when I have races at 9am ou 1oam that i wake up early to warm up a lot.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:55:03 +0000

Four-square? Darts? Running a loop around the office? I want to work where you work!

I do like “Get Dynamic” as a t-shirt slogan…great idea Clynton.

By: Clynton Taylor

Clynton Taylor — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:28:15 +0000

A standing desk, I’m envious. Really good for the back. My physical therapist said that sitting’s the worst thing we can do to our bodies. After suffering a disc herniation thanks to too much sitting, I’m a believer of the need to move!

By: Clynton Taylor

Clynton Taylor — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:13:17 +0000

Get dynamic. There’s a great t-shirt saying! I love the 5 minute break to do squats, lunges, etc. during work. We talk a lot about state change at my work, and doing things to put us into a positive frame of mind again. We play four-square, grab coffee, play darts, run a loop around the office, etc. So important. And not just for physical health. The mind follows the body!

Ok, here’s another t-shirt saying for you: Move. It does a body good.

Alright, that’s enough for one comment!

By: brenna

brenna — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:22:59 +0000

Haven’t used one but they look kind of awesome.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:19:47 +0000

I’ve used an exercise ball too and loved it. Have you used an ergonomic kneeling chair? Those help too but I found they can hurt your knees after a few hours.

By: brenna

brenna — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:15:11 +0000

Great advice. I’ve sat on an exercise ball instead of a chair at my desk job for the past 2 years. Keeps my core active and me sitting up straight. Also handy to have the ball around for 10-min break stretching, sit-ups and push-ups.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:26:32 +0000

Ha! No need for lunges in a full suit. I don’t want you to alienate colleagues and clients, but it’s the simple things throughout the day that makes post-work running easier.