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Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by rollthehard6 »

snowcrshd wrote: post #184
Xiol wrote: post #178

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Couch to 5K should help. http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx

+1 for C25k Pretty solid program to get started running. After that, I'd suggest doing Bridge to 10K [1] Surprisingly to me at the time, Bridge to 10K was way easier than C25k [1]: https://blog.bluefinapps.com/about-bridge-to-10k/

Absolutely, C2K was the best thing I ever did - Run 2x5Ks a week at lunch and a 10K at the weekend. Worked up to 10Ks about 3 or 4 weeks after first 30 minute run. It makes it pretty easy and I lost around 13 lbs from this alone.

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by noir_lord »

scrollaway wrote: post #153
vog wrote: post #149

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Alternatively, you can use a standing desk, or switch between a sitting and a standing desk. That way you have an additional litte exercise during the working hours.

I've read so many (anecdotal) stories about standing desks doing a number on knees and ankles that I think I'd rather go in a tanning bed than get one.

Moderation in all things, I built my own standing desk because I wanted a huge work space and it to be higher than the usual.

I sit/stand about 50/50 (30 minutes before switching), I use a panel timer (xfce) to remind me to switch and it works great.

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by johndoe4589 »

It could also very well be that those participants in the study who didn't "exercise" were lonely, were more or less alone or single, had no one to go take a walk with, have lost their closest relatives, have lost their significant other, etc. All those could factor in as much if not more than the "exercise". (and hence spend much more time indoors, probably watching the telly, and then things go from bad to worse in old age as health problems cascade)

And I quote "exercise" because it's not clear from the article if it's something like gymnastics, or the participant reported 30 min of daily walking and other activities like cycling. Point being, you could be unhappy and exercise a little bit every day and still be worse off than someone who's happy and loves to sit and watch the bird sings. Who knows.

I'd wager these days the quality of our food, and the bonds we have with people around us is far more incidental on our lifespan.

Here I am thinking of the less explored perspective:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/14/age-of...

Quoting

> "One of the tragic outcomes of loneliness is that people turn to their televisions for consolation: two-fifths of older people report that the one-eyed god is their principal company."

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by alasano »

taneq wrote: post #197
magic_beans wrote: post #187

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If you're that skinny I'd really suggest weightlifting with a couple days of cardio (run, swim, dance, whatever). I'm assuming you're a man, but I'm a really skinny woman and weightlifting helped me put on 10 pounds of muscle. I feel really strong and amazing.

Agreed. Build up some strength, maybe double what you ever really need in your every day life, and everything just feels amazingly easy. It's like switching from an economy car to a sports car. Your body becomes fun to drive!

For anyone looking for a super easy to follow 2 day program, try Stronglifts 5x5. It's only big compounds movements (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Overhead Press and Barbell Row).

You squat every workout which I find amazing. The first time I tried jumping to reach something high up after doing the program for 6 months, I almost lost my balance in the air because I wasn't expecting to go that high! It really builds up your base stats and then you can switch over to any program you like or keep building strength.

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by ptero »

winter_blue wrote: post #159
fapjacks wrote: post #133

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Do you even lift? It's really easy to start, and it's really easy to get caught up in the habit. It sounds implausible, but I became a much better programmer after I started lifting weights every day.

That's pretty cool, I guess exercise helps improve mood a lot. I should definitely give lifting every day a shot. I'm searching for a good set of weights on Amazon, but I'm a bit lost. Can you recommend anything (that's a good for a beginner)?

Try two gallon size or similar juice / tea bottles with handles. You can fill those with different amounts of water to figure out what works for you so you know what real weights to get. After a week you will have a good idea.

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by antocv »

Yaggo wrote: post #160

I sit ~10 hours daily, including 2+ hours driving. I'm naturally skinny but haven't done much physical exercises in recent years ("busy"). Now, at age of 34, I'm starting to realize that my body won't last forever and finally started to exercise few times per week, after I found motivating enough guide¹. It amazing how much more energized it makes you feel. [1] https://www.julian.com/learn/muscle/intro

Fantastic, thank you so much!

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by rhubarbcustard »

alasano wrote: post #204
taneq wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. Build up some strength, maybe double what you ever really need in your every day life, and everything just feels amazingly easy. It's like switching from an economy car to a sports car. Your body becomes fun to drive!

For anyone looking for a super easy to follow 2 day program, try Stronglifts 5x5. It's only big compounds movements (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Overhead Press and Barbell Row). You squat every workout which I find amazing. The first time I tried jumping to reach something high up after doing the program for 6 months, I almost lost my balance in the air because I wasn't expecting to go that high! It really builds u…

Stronglifts is a great program and the lifts in it are the basis for gaining strength and size. The 5x5 on deadlifts and squats soon start to get tough when the weight increases. I'd recommend Wendler 531 instead, I made much better progress with that.

https://jimwendler.com/blogs/jimwendler-com/101065094-5-3-1-...

There are some apps that calculate weights for you and show you what you need to do each session, I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vandersw.w...

Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

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Post by kingkawn »

This article (only a summary in the link below because we still live in the dark ages of research paywalls) from the Annals of Internal Medicine claims via meta-analysis that exposure to sitting will harm your health regardless of exercise.

http://annals.org/aim/article/2091327/sedentary-time-its-ass...

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