Many of us don't get enough exercise. Oftmals ist uns das bekannt, und dennoch fällt es uns schwer, aktiver zu sein. Aber Vorsicht, Bewegungsmuffel sind anfällig: Nicht nur für Verspannungen, Rückenschmerzen und überflüssige Pfunde, sondern auch to typical lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Exercise is the best medicine.
The fact is: if we want to maintain our health in the long term, we can't avoid exercise. According to studies by the German German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention have a positive effect on our our well-being and life expectancy. And it doesn't have to be competitive sport be competitive sport, a brisk walk is enough. Even short active units in the even short active units in our everyday working life help us to stay healthy in the long term.
Make conscious decisions and take action.
Every movement is good, every step counts. Especially if you sit a lot because of your job, you should
Take advantage of every opportunity to exercise and also at work as often as possible
stand up.
The following tips can help you stay fit at work:
- When making a phone call, get up and move around a bit
- Free your legs! This means: ensure there is enough freedom of movement under your table
- Take regular breaks and get your body moving
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator
- Combine short work breaks with small balancing exercises
- Take a short walk during your lunch break and collect steps - perhaps with colleagues?
- Use the “Movement Snacks” in this app for a short active break - you can find these under “Activities”
Do you already know the videos from the Health Initiative with balancing exercises? These can also help you make your breaks more active. You can find them in the WE@BMWGroup app > Services > Offers for employees > Health service. In addition, the Health Initiative offers you other health-promoting measures for your active everyday work, such as the virtual fitness planner or active breaks on site.
Interested? You can find all information under “BMW Group & I” > Health >
Health promotion and prevention.
Active today – healthy tomorrow too.
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