If
you’re attending a Superbowl party or just planning to watch it on the
big screen at home, you will likely be sitting for hours. While the game
itself is just 60-minutes, with all the commercials and breaks, it can
take up to 4 hours. The fact is: The Superbowl is a Super Sit-Fest that
makes us fat! To put a little weight on the subject, excessive sitting
can put you at a higher risk for death from all causes. A recent study
published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine observed that women who spent four to seven hours a day sitting showed early symptoms of type 2 diabetes.
Instead
of sitting, get Superbowl-style workout with the guys on the field with
these fitness tips --and don’t worry, you’ll still be able to keep your
eyes glued to that screen so you don’t miss any of the action:
· Follow this FITWEEK Rule: stand up and sit down every time one of the following things happen:
o someone calls a timeout
o there’s a flag on the play
o a 1st down is called
o they cut to a commercial break
o a player kicks the ball
· Cheerleaders
will often do a pushup for every point that their team scores, so why
not join them? Or for some friendly competition, make a rule that when
your team scores you stand up and cheer and make the other team’s fans
do an exercise of your choice 7 times!
· Dance during the halftime show! You’re going to be hard pressed not to start tapping your feet once Bruno Mars takes the stage.
· Sit
somewhere away from the food so you have to get up to get those wings
or try that cheesy dip that’s may be calling your name. If there’s
something like popcorn or cherry tomatoes, make eating them into a game.
Pair up, so your partner will toss a piece in the air and you can try
and catch it in your mouth, then switch.
· While
your team has the ball, move your legs like you’re running. You can do
this seated on a couch or a chair. Of course, you could always stand up
and run in place, too.
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