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

Post by magic_beans » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:00 PM UTC

nxsynonym wrote: post #27

bitexploder wrote: post #19

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Other studies indicate standing all day isn't good either. You really need a combination of stand sit. I actually think ideal based on what I have read is going to end up being some sort of very slow walk. Static positions cause edema and clotting, period. The longer you hold a static position the worse it is. It can damage muscles due to reduced blood flow and the awkward stretching of muscles and connective tissue.…

I'm not much of a desk-stander my self, but it's nice to have the option. To clarify, I was advocating encouraging more options for desk workers - not strictly standing at work. It would also be nice to have a longer standard lunch period. I would love to be able to work out and eat in the middle of my day, but 30 mins just isn't enough.

Post by overcast » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:03 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 nxsynonym » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:05 PM UTC

magic_beans wrote: post #51

nxsynonym wrote: post #27

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I'm not much of a desk-stander my self, but it's nice to have the option. To clarify, I was advocating encouraging more options for desk workers - not strictly standing at work. It would also be nice to have a longer standard lunch period. I would love to be able to work out and eat in the middle of my day, but 30 mins just isn't enough.

Are you in a white-collar job? I'm a web dev and I've never worked at a place where your lunch break was capped. Many people in the office head out to the gym in the middle of the day, or go on long lunches when work is light.

Post by magic_beans » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:05 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 puranjay » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:12 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…