Day 7 - May 2009 30 Day Self Challenge

7. Sit Up!

Again, I've been doing some research and found out that sitting up straight could actually lose some poundage. Over at ebiologynews.com they state that

....Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that sitting up straight all day increases an individual’s energy expenditure by the equivalent of an hour’s walk.

The team also discovered that this energy expenditure increases when a person fidgets with both legs at the same time.

According to the study, the energy burned with the sitting up straight and fidgeting is 59 percent more than when slumping in a chair....

This simple exercise could help when we're at work or at home on the computer or watching TV. Why not do something this simple where you don't have to break a sweat but yet helps burning calories. I know I will.