For the time constrained: go running. You can do it almost anywhere, with minimal equipment. It's a means of transport. It's very efficient in terms of calories per minute. Downside is you end up looking like a runner not a buff dude. You can level up the intensity if you have less time etc.
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
#272I 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
I am in a very similar situation. I have started doing a fast walk in the morning. I am looking into the no equipment, no gym style workouts that take 20 minutes.
I recently picked up You Are Your Own Gym, by Mark Lauren, which seems to be good for that.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#273For the time constrained: go running. You can do it almost anywhere, with minimal equipment. It's a means of transport. It's very efficient in terms of calories per minute. Downside is you end up looking like a runner not a buff dude. You can level up the intensity if you have less time etc.
Running isn't easy for everyone. Runners seem to be a self-selecting group of people who have good biomechanics or a naturally good running form.
I had to teach myself how to run. Even though I was careful with my mileage ramp up, stretched, and worked on technique I still had to deal with all kinds of nagging injuries and still have runner's knee (patella femoral syndrome). I got my 5k down into the 23 minute range and could run 8-9 miles at a pop without getting winded. Still the nagging injuries persist. For people can "just" run it's to understand that running is really hard for some people(and not just overweight people).
That being said, running is the best. I actually enjoy doing it even with all the nagging injuries.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#274Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pull up amount seems like a lot. Where did you get that number?
Again, arbitrary. But still doable provided intelligent programming.
sn9 Whats your weight btw? I think these goals are probably easier if you're on the lighter end. I'm 210lbs been working out for years and most of these goals seem unachievable.
I feel like these goal would barely be achievable for your average man who is 200 lbs and in his 30's or 40's without a fanatical devotion to weight lifting, a high protein diet, and probably a large supplement intake(creatine).
Even then I would be surprised if greater than 50% of the 200 lb + men could achieve a sub 20 minute 5k, do 30 pulls ups, and a 400lb dead lift.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#275I 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
I am in a very similar situation. I have started doing a fast walk in the morning. I am looking into the no equipment, no gym style workouts that take 20 minutes.
I was in the same situation and started looking for videos on youtube and then finally curated a bunch of good ones and put it up here: https://www.flexit.co/
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#276Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am in a very similar situation. I have started doing a fast walk in the morning. I am looking into the no equipment, no gym style workouts that take 20 minutes.
I'd be interested to hear what you've found. I've bounced around to various things of varying quality. Youtube's got tons of stuff, but no coherent program. I did the Scientific 7-Minute Workout [0], which was surprisingly good for a lunch hour (when factoring in transit, cleanup and actually needing to eat, 7 minutes isn't too far off), but obviously one would hit a ceiling pretty quick. I've also found Never Gymles…
That NYT article doesn't talk about it, but the 7-minute workout can be repeated 2-3 times once you start hitting the ceiling with one pass.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#277For almost a year I spent practically all day sitting in front of a PC monitor (used to work at home), with no exercise. Then I developed pain in both knees, worse on the left knee. I figured that it was because of too much sitting, so I got a standing desk. In about a month, knee pains gone, completely. Never even bothered to go see a doctor. After standing for too long, I started having pains in my lower back. Solu…
I'm in my mid-40s. For about 15 years, I sat at a desk writing code and slowly dying. Three and a half years ago, I started running three times a week. Then, a little over two years ago, I switched to a standing desk. I've never looked back. To avoid stiffening up, I play music (usually progressive house or something similarly rhythmic-but-not-too-distracting) into noise-cancelling headphones and let the music move m…
Yep. I'm usually listening to Frisky Radio for something that can help blot out the noise from the rest of the office, and give me a little energy.
I've been doing the standing desk for about 4 years now. I just bodged something together for my setup, but I'm thinking about investing in a VariDesk system instead. When I sit, I'll probably use an exercise ball instead of a chair.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#278I'm reluctant to be this commenter, but this honestly reads like "sky is blue" kind of thinking. Worse: it is likely that nobody knows the "best" formula for physical-activity-unto-staying-young. Think about how difficult a problem this is. And even if there were a plausible, scientifically defensible answer in terms of the effect of specific routines on a sample population, it's still very difficult to generally app…
That's a real unfortunate analogy you have chosen there :)
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#279I 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
I am in a very similar situation. I have started doing a fast walk in the morning. I am looking into the no equipment, no gym style workouts that take 20 minutes.
In the past when I've traveling, didn't have access to any equipment or didn't feel like running I've used the Sworkit app. It's free and allows you to pick time, type of workout etc. I've found it's better (at least for me) than trying to come up with an on-the-fly workout of my own.
Re: Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
#280Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds more like a wager based on rationalizing laziness than a wager informed by knowledge of the research on the factors that contribute to longevity. So what if she has the genes? You have no information indicating whether or not her active lifestyle added 1 year or ten or twenty or zero. We do know that the research shows a causal relationship between activity level and longevity.
> than a wager informed by knowledge of the research on the factors that contribute to longevity. Not the longevity that gets you to 100. The stats on centennials shows it's genetics. - see the Forbes article covering the people studying it.
Yes it must be binary. No spectrum of benefits.