Thursday, January 21, 2010

On the Other Hand, I'm Doomed

Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly - Yahoo! News: "Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs.

Research is preliminary, but several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die."

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uh oh - I'm screwed.

Jeff

mybillcrider said...

Me, too.

Richard Heft said...

I was under the impression that pretty much everybody -- sitters and standers -- are MORE than likely to die.

mybillcrider said...

You have a point, all right.

Richard Robinson said...

Yeah, but how are we supposed to read? Standing up? Walking, jogging, riding, stair-stepping, all that stuff makes the book jiggle too much.

So yeah, I too am screwed. But then, I eat red meat, occasionally drink alcohol, don't eat enough green veggies. So I guess I'm crewed anyway.

Richard Heft has a point. I'm more likely to live longer than anyone who dies before I do. That's comforting.

Cap'n Bob said...

Shall we be like sharks and move continuously? I say nay!

JerThom said...

It didn't say anything about lying down, so I guess us couch potatos are okay.