A recent study has validated a fact all RNs already know – the more physically active we are (walking, standing and doing just about anything except sitting) the less we’re at risk for chronic disease. When you worked in your RN job at the hospital you enjoyed the health benefits of moving all day long through those 12-hr shifts.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultants will want to heed this study, especially if you’re the type of CLNC® consultant who develops blood clots from sitting at your computer all day long. This study proves that we cannot work out at the gym in the morning and consider ourselves covered for the day. Exercise is good, but 30 or 60 minutes of exercise with little to no movement throughout the day is not good enough. Interrupting sessions of sitting with sessions of walking and standing is the recommendation.
Last year I put an adjustable desk in each of my offices that allows me to both sit and stand. I enjoy it more than I ever imagined I would and it’s my favorite piece of office furniture. Meetings I used to hold sitting around our conference table, I now hold at my standing desk. Not only does it feel good, it cuts out a lot of the “fluff.” I’m thinking of changing everyone’s desk and the entire conference room to these. LOL!
So Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, in the words of Bob Marley, it’s time to “Get Up, Stand Up” and move around more during the day. Climb your stairs, stand at your desk – just don’t spend the day sitting in front of your computer churning out your legal nurse consulting report. It’s better for your health, your brain and ultimately your CLNC business to move around. Trust me on this one!
I’m Just Sayin’
P.S. Comment and share whether you’ve ever considered a standing desk. I’m loving mine!
