From the course: Creativity Tips for All

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Get your creative brain moving

Get your creative brain moving

From the course: Creativity Tips for All

Get your creative brain moving

- Today's prevalent work culture is completely at odds with how we create best. Most of us who are office-bound are sedentary because we spend most our days sitting in a chair. When we're working but simultaneously sitting, the mind and the body are getting mixed signals. Sitting tells the body that it is in rest mode. So both the mind and body start to power down to relax, however if you're working while sitting, your mind still needs to be highly active, which is against what the body is telling it to do. Working in an office means that every day, we're constantly battling mental exhaustion and impaired productivity. Did you know that if one sits too much, over time, their brain could look like someone with dementia? Research has also shown that sitting all day increases the risk of anxiety and depression. Yikes! It turns out that being physically inactive drains our brainpower, which creates a huge barrier between…

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