Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World

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Sitting can wreak havoc on your health, and not just in the form of minor aches and pains. Recent studies show that too much sitting contributes to a host of diseases—from obesity and diabetes to cancer and depression. The typical seated office worker suffers from more musculoskeletal injuries than those workers who do daily manual labor. It turns out that sitting is as much an occupational risk as is lifting heavy weights on the job. The facts are in: sitting literally shortens your life. Your chair is your enemy, and it is murdering your body.

In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Kelly Starrett—renowned physical therapist and author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Becoming a Supple Leopard—unveils a detailed battle plan for surviving our chair-centric society. Deskbound provides creative solutions for reducing the amount of time you spend perched on your backside, as well as strategies for transforming your desk into a dynamic, active workstation that can improve your life. You will learn how to:

Easily identify and fix toxic body positions Eradicate back, neck, and shoulder painMitigate carpel tunnel syndrome foreverOrganize and stabilize your spine and trunkWalk, hinge, squat, and carry with peak skillPerform daily body maintenance work using fourteen mobility templates for resolving pain and increasing range of motion

Whether your goal is to maximize your performance in or out of the workplace, lose weight, or simply live pain-free, Deskbound will work for you. It is a revolutionary cure for death-by-desk.

From the Publisher

You’d better stand up for this bit of news.

Recent studies shows that sitting for as little as two continuous hours increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, back and neck pain, and other orthopedic problems. In Deskbound, Dr. Kelly Starrett unveils a detailed battle plan for surviving our chair-centric society.

Deskbound provides strategies for transforming your desk into a dynamic workstation that can improve your life.

Learn to identify and optimize poor body positions while sitting, standing, and moving

Whether your goal is to maximize your performance in or out of the workplace, lose weight, or simply live pain-free, Deskbound will work for you. It is a revolutionary cure for death-by-desk.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Victory Belt Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1628600586
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1628600582
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.81 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.19 x 1.02 x 10.24 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #284,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #27 in Exercise & Fitness Injury Prevention #67 in Stretching Exercise & Fitness #104 in Anatomy (Books)
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