Sitting for long periods during the day can adversely affect your body and hence your performance in your daily activities and chosen sporting activities, and is quite often a predisposing factor in injury.

Most of us are not professional athletes and spend large chunks of our day sitting hunched over a computer, in a vehicle or slumped on the sofa.

Such prolonged sitting can cause all or some of the following problems:

* tight hip flexor, hamstring and calf muscles
* tightness through the external hip rotator muscles, which can lead to restricted movement at the hip joint
* reduced extension through the lower back, causing stiffness in the mid (thoracic) spine
* tight and hunched shoulders with weak lower shoulder muscles
* tight and weak muscles at the back of the shoulder
* “poked chin” posture and muscle imbalances in the neck and upper shoulders

Prolonged sitting has also been linked to acute muscle strains in dynamic sports, in particular hamstring strains. That’s because the lower back stiffness associated with sitting leads to altered nerve input into the rear thigh. This can manifest as increased muscle tone of the hamstrings, which will increase the risk of strain.

Muscular imbalances and weaknesses in the shoulders and mid-spine – caused by spending much of the day hunched over a computer screen – can lead to a shoulder impingement/tendinitis injury.

The fact is, our modern “white-collar” work environment is exactly opposite of what our bodies were intended to do.  And it’s playing havoc on our bodies… I see this everyday.  You MUST counteract this sitting abuse to your body with a regular dose of healthy exercise.

Mark your calendars now for three days per week that you will come into Athlon Elite and go through a simple but very effective exercise session.

Three days is all you have to do!!  I know you can do that.