A stepwise guide to behavior change by sitting less.

1. Improve Your
Health
By Sitting Less
A Stepwise Guide to Sitting Less

2. Have you ever wanted...
To fix your posture while sitting?
To reduce the time you sit at a desk?
To continue a healthy lifestyle even at your
dorm?
To maximize your productivity while at
your desk?

3. Did you know?
If we spent less than three hours a day
sitting, it would add 2 years to the average
life expectancy in the US.
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4. Did you know?
Seniors in college spend on average 6 hours
and 45 minutes sitting, one hour more than
the average freshman.
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5. Did you know?
An American Cancer Society study of some
123,000 men and women found that women
who sit for more than 6 hours a day were
about 40% more likely to die during the
study than those who sat fewer than 6
hours per day.
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6. In other words...
We sit too much!

7. How can we fix that?

8. Let’s make a standing desk

9. Step 1: Move your chair
Let’s begin by moving your chair away from
your desk.

10. Step 2: Get two crates

11. Step 3: Stack the crates

12. Step 4: Decorate!

13. Step 5: Adjust
You’ll want to be positioned ergonomically
as possible. When you’re standing, your
arms should be at a 90 degree angle to
your typing or writing surface.

14. Lessons learned
Low-cost solutions mean implementing with
creativity
Your environment reinforces behaviors by
making it easier to do certain things, and
harder to do others

15. More information
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