Once upon a time, the office staff asked me for an exercise program that could help them get through the day without experiencing the various aches, pains, and feelings of general postural malaise associated with long periods of sitting, especially ones prone to following them home. The request was like throwing a porkchop to a pit bull; I provided a fully furnished program by the end of the week.
An interesting phenomenon developed in the months that followed: Approximately half of the office staff stayed with the program while the other half soon dropped out—with telling outcomes. While the group that stopped exercising experienced predictable outcomes, the group that had been exercising consistently improved markedly. Complaints of pain diminished considerably, sensations of postural malaise subsided, and they looked forward to performing the exercises each day.
