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Sitting is Unhealthy (and What to Do About It) | Mark’s Daily Apple
I'm always harping about how much damage sitting all day does to ones physique. Mark Sisson over at Mark's Daily Apple agrees.
While there is the occasional IT guy who bikes to work, hits the gym on his lunch break, and gets plenty of exercise when he’s not sitting in front of a computer, one Australian study (PDF) concluded that office workers “who spend high amounts of time sitting at work tend to spend high amounts of time sitting on non work days.” In other words, it may be that sedentary employees really do take their work home with them. That same study also found that those same workers had a flawed perception of their own activity levels.
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October 9th, 2009 - 07:51
Just read a great article on Robb Wolf’s website about low-carb dieting and CrossFitting. It’s right on the main page. I think it’s pretty interesting that everything we think about nutrition may be wrong. The sitting article is great too. I’ve been making an effort during the day to sit less. Right now if I sit too long my back is screaming at me anyway so it comes at a good time.
October 9th, 2009 - 23:09
If anyone is so inclined, the Robb Wolf article John is talking about is at:
http://robbwolf.com/?p=782