Who's Paying for My Hip Replacement?

I talked to my sister the other day who has been having a little back pain when she goes to her Crossfit class. She explained to me how she told her cross fit instructor/owner of the gym told her to go to his chiropractor. She did so and the trip was an utter success. The down to earth chiropractor explained that since she sits all day at a desk job her hips are tightening. She needs to make sure she stretches them out and warms them up before jumping into the WOD (work out of day). He also gave her some "homework" to do on a daily basis to keep the hips and therefore back stronger.


This struck a chord with me and my internship at State Parks. I sit all day. I hate it. I was a server prior to this job and I am use to and enjoyed moving around being on my feet. Now that my sister has mentioned the awful things sitting all day can do to your body I have been taking proactive steps to ensure I do not have problems down the road.

As I sit here, writing up this blog in a spread eagle position working on hip flexibility I can't help but curse my dang sitting job! But if you think more deeply at the root of this issue, could it not be traced back to the chair manufacturer? One could argue that the entity should provide me with a bouncy ball or an incentive for me to stand and exercise every 30 minutes. However, I work for a government entity where there is no way in hell they would purchase everyone a bouncy ball to sit on. Along with that, are jobs aren't to create ways to prevent a future hip replacement. Are jobs are to focus on conserving state parks! Should I have to pay for my bouncy ball or chiropractor trip? I will eventually have to pay for my own hip replacement. Average costs for patients without health insurance, a total hip replacement usually will cost between $31,839 and $44,816, with an average cost of $39,299, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Why does the chair manufacture not have to help pay for this? Health insurance would become more affordable and government spending would surely go down if the costs associated with sitting in a chair all day were assigned appropriately to the manufacture. 

To help me with my flexibility I bought an online yoga series from Codyapp. Although this entrepreneur has already seen a lot of success, where is the investments being made in entrepreneurs that will minimize the cost of health coverage in the future? Should my sisters Crossfit owner get a stipend for taking proactive steps that will minimize costs in the future?

It is time to start creating incentives, programs, and policies that think more in the future. It is time to think about corporations in a holistic manner by following their products life cycle and making them accountable for their indirect consequences. Government and tax payers are currently paying for the externalites which we can see the pressure it is placing on the economy.