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Changing the EnvironmentApplying Behavior Change
Rio Akasaka (@rioakasaka)
Challenge
The challenge is to change our environment in such a way that supports better health
Approach
Healy, G. N. et al. 2008. “Breaks in sedentary time: beneficial associations with metabolic risk”
Approach: Sitting Less
Adults who sit less throughout the day have a lower risk of early death particularly from cardiovascular disease (CVD).http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/HW-PA-SittingLess-Adults.pdf
Warning: Before
The room is pretty messy because I essentially had to dump two boxes onto my couch to make the standing desk.
After
I created a standing desk where I used to have a repository of stuff I would never touch
I moved some of my photography equipment to the main desk, because it acts as triggers for me to go outside and take photos.
I removed my chair entirely.
Results!
See my behavior guide to some fantastic results from people who implemented this change!
Some other changes
I moved all the sweets into a cabinet that is harder to reach. I also divided the sweets and candies I had into sweet and salty, with the saltier items further up (and farther away).
After
I created a standing desk where I used to have a repository of stuff I would never touch
I moved some of my photography equipment to the main desk, because it acts as triggers for me to go outside and take photos.
I removed my chair entirely.
Some other changes
Some of the healther staples like rice, tea and flour which used to occupy that cabinet space are now more visible and easier to reach.
After
I created a standing desk where I used to have a repository of stuff I would never touch
I moved some of my photography equipment to the main desk, because it acts as triggers for me to go outside and take photos.
I removed my chair entirely.
Lastly
One last (minor) change I made was to make my toothbrush more prominentin my bathroom - as a resultI noticed I was more keenon keeping the toothbrush completely clean, and alsoto use it more often.
