Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in U.S. Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Post by kbutler » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:50 PM UTC

overcast wrote: post #2

This should be obvious, however people still refuse to get up, and just walk around every hour for a minute. I spend a silly amount of time behind a computer, but I'll do 10-20 pushups / jumping jacks, every hour or so. After hours, I'll bang out six miles on the hiking trails. Get up, go get a drink, do a lap around the office. Get a stand/sit desk. Do some simple exercises. Pushups can be done anywhere, and will al…

Post by rufius » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:50 PM UTC

kitsunesoba wrote: post #38

phatbyte wrote: post #28

I baffled by how many tech guys/girls don't understand this. This is so obvious it hurts. At my company's last year medical checkup the results were just absurd, specially for men above 30 years old. Abdominal fat, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc..Yet, nobody gives a damn, almost no one changed their habits. Guys, just get up and move. 30m-40m a day, you can fit this into your daily schedule, don't come up with excus…

It might sound stupid but one of the things that's stood in the way of establishing a workout routine for myself is lack of consistent private space to do it in. The self consciousness and embarrassment is just too overbearing, and between an open office at work and having a roommate at home, adequately long contiguous blocks of privacy just aren't there. Gyms aren't really a solution either, as not knowing those sur…

Post by sliverstorm » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:51 PM UTC

kitsunesoba wrote: post #38

phatbyte wrote: post #28

I baffled by how many tech guys/girls don't understand this. This is so obvious it hurts. At my company's last year medical checkup the results were just absurd, specially for men above 30 years old. Abdominal fat, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc..Yet, nobody gives a damn, almost no one changed their habits. Guys, just get up and move. 30m-40m a day, you can fit this into your daily schedule, don't come up with excus…

It might sound stupid but one of the things that's stood in the way of establishing a workout routine for myself is lack of consistent private space to do it in. The self consciousness and embarrassment is just too overbearing, and between an open office at work and having a roommate at home, adequately long contiguous blocks of privacy just aren't there. Gyms aren't really a solution either, as not knowing those sur…

Post by sliverstorm » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:55 PM UTC

kbutler wrote: post #41

overcast wrote: post #2

This should be obvious, however people still refuse to get up, and just walk around every hour for a minute. I spend a silly amount of time behind a computer, but I'll do 10-20 pushups / jumping jacks, every hour or so. After hours, I'll bang out six miles on the hiking trails. Get up, go get a drink, do a lap around the office. Get a stand/sit desk. Do some simple exercises. Pushups can be done anywhere, and will al…

The report said sedentary periods >= 10 minutes were sufficient to cause increased mortality. "(high sedentary time [≥12.5 h/d] and high bout duration [≥10 min/bout]) had the greatest risk for death." I don't think I know anyone who is active on < 10 minute intervals.

Post by tasty_freeze » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:58 PM UTC

sliverstorm wrote: post #45

kitsunesoba wrote: post #38

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It might sound stupid but one of the things that's stood in the way of establishing a workout routine for myself is lack of consistent private space to do it in. The self consciousness and embarrassment is just too overbearing, and between an open office at work and having a roommate at home, adequately long contiguous blocks of privacy just aren't there. Gyms aren't really a solution either, as not knowing those sur…

Gyms are actually pretty great once you "get it". I totally understand self consciousness around co-workers and friends, but I can completely guarantee you that at the gym, nobody cares. Everyone is in their own world. (Unless you're being a jerk, e.g. hogging equipment)