It's another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily, episode 2564, and I'm Dr. Neil Malik.

Hey there, happy Friday, and welcome to another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily, where I

answer your health questions related to fitness, diet and nutrition, and more.

You send in the questions, and I answer them for you. And with that, let's jump right in

and hear today's question as we optimize your life. Today's question came via email. Janelle writes,

Hello, I heard you could get a free journal workbook if I submitted a health question to your show.

That motivated me to finally send one in. Here it is.

Everyone knows how bad sitting is for you and how much movement improves workplace performance.

Do you have any tips on how to incorporate more movement into a traditional workday,

especially ways in which your sedentary boss and coworkers won't accuse you of shirking your work. Thanks.

Thank you for the question, Janelle. I'm so glad that our offer of sending you a free workbook

for sending in a question motivated you to do so.

We are finding through survey data that for those of us in the U.S., we are working longer

hours at our jobs and taking fewer breaks, and the breaks that we do take don't usually

entail going for a walk. Instead, the breaks are usually centered around food. In a previous life, I was actually

one of the ergonomists at the Universal Studios theme park in California. My job was to make sure people

were safe and efficient while working for the park. I worked with a number of different populations,

but I did notice a trend amongst those that worked

at a desk. Their posture suffered. When we sit in our office chairs and stare at a computer

screen most of the day, the muscles in our lower back, our abdominals, trapezius, and our neck

begin to fatigue.

So over time, it's natural that we'll begin to slouch and hunch over our keyboards.

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