Sitting for long periods of time is harmful to your health! What are the "sports snacks" that are popular in the fitness trend in Europe and the United States?

Sitting for long periods of time is harmful to the health of busy office workers. You might want to try the new fitness trend that has been popular in Europe and the United States, "Exercise Snacks", which can help increase endurance, flexibility and muscle strength.

Modern people sit for long periods of time to handle official business or stare at the TV or mobile phone to watch TV series, which will gradually affect muscle health and lead to problems such as shoulder, neck and lower back myofasciitis. Of course, it will also be detrimental to the metabolism of glucose and fatty acids, and gradually endanger cardiovascular function.

What are sports snacks?

Li Huiling, director of the Occupational Therapy Department of Caotun Sanatorium of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said that a new fitness trend "Exercise Snacks" has recently emerged in Europe and the United States. At first glance, people may think that it refers to high-protein nutrition bars or any kind of sports snacks, but the real meaning of "sports snacks" has nothing to do with these snacks. It actually refers to high-intensity activities in a short period of time during the day, and the continuous exercise time is about two minutes, and it can be easily integrated into our lives.

A sports snack strategy that doesn't require you to take time out to move to the gym can benefit your body by improving cardiovascular function, increasing endurance, and improving flexibility and muscle strength. Therefore, everyone must find a form of exercise that suits their busy life, such as upper and lower limb stretching, lunges, squats, jumping jacks, stair climbing, ultra-slow jogging at a frequency of 180 steps per minute, stretching and reviving Qigong ultra-slow jogging to stimulate the Yongquan acupoint, and other simple exercises. These can be performed naturally at any time of the day without the need for additional equipment and can be executed more easily.

Director Li Huiling said that there are many kinds of snacks, some good and some bad. We should choose the right snacks, such as nuts, which can not only temporarily relieve hunger but also benefit our health. Similarly, for busy office workers, if they can incorporate the concept of sports snacks into their lives, as long as they are willing to start exercising every minute and every second, I believe that health is at their fingertips and will increase day by day.

Ultra-slow running (Photo provided by Caotun Sanatorium, Ministry of Health and Welfare)

Squat (Photo courtesy of Caotun Sanatorium, Ministry of Health and Welfare)

Stretching (Photo courtesy of Caotun Sanatorium, Ministry of Health and Welfare)