That's Fit

Curious to know how celebrities squeeze fitness into their daily lives? Want to know the secrets of the stars? Bi-weekly our That's Fit fitness expert Fitz sits down with the celebs we want to know more about, and digs out their great and not-so-great methods to staying healthy.

When I worked in an office, I remember just being there made me tense -- and I liked my job.

If that sounds familiar, you should be looking for ways to cut back on stress at the workplace. While short breaks, time for fresh air, and a positive attitude can do wonders for your demeanor, occasionally you need to bring in the big guns -- like the Massage Office Chair, for instance.

The hurricane-like spiral shapes you see on back and seat are the massage points, meaning you can sit back, relax, and let that tension melt away...

I think the only drawback is that a chair like this must make it impossible to stop and get any work done!

Although hula hoops are most commonly thought of as a little girls game they're becoming more and more popular as a means of fun fitness for adults. I think adults hula hooping is fine and dandy, but this Hula Chair just makes me laugh. I guess it goes along with our increasingly sedentary lifestyles that we'd want to hula while sitting down! I honestly have no idea if this gadget has any health benefits or not because I couldn't stop laughing long enough to find out. But I do know laughing is good for you, so if nothing else check out this video of the Hula Chair and get your dose of laughs in for the day.

Seriously!?


Via Shiny Shiny

If you work in an office at a desk or spend time sitting for extended periods of time at your job you might be overlooking the importance of one of the major influences on your health: how you sit. I don't know that there's really any such thing as a "sitting disorder," (well, I'm sure there is somewhere) but the idea really is that so many Americans (me included) spend so much time in front of desks and computers that the importance of doing it correctly becomes paramount to our wellbeing and our health. It seems like something so simple and straightforward that it's almost a "given" that everybody knows how to sit, but how many of us end up with achy backs and sore necks on a regular basis? Something isn't right.

This chair is called Land Ho! It is a large, rotation-molded seat made out of polyethylene, and it has a very unique feature. Can you see the little sprouts coming out of the top of the chair? The chair is equipped with a large planter as part of its construction, so you can sit with the garden, instead of simply being near it.

The design, as it is a work of art in addition to being both a planter and a chair, is probably very expensive, but that doesn't mean that you can't apply a similar technique at home. Adding some lightweight window planters to the back of a sturdy chair or, better yet, inserting them into a cutout on a wooden table, will make your yard look more interesting and increase the amount of greenery that you're able to have. And for us, a greener home is a happier home.

Plus, you'll get to feel like you're doing something productive every time you go to relax outside.