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Why sitting is hazardous to your health. | |
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By Scott Swann, MPT, OCS
Sitting all day is hazardous to your health. When you realize just how hazardous, you'll be jumping out of your chair at the slightest excuse. Good idea. Looking at 8,800 men and women (average age 53) over six years, researchers found that for every hour of TV viewing, risk for death due to cardiovascular disease increased 18%. For those who watched TV more than four hours daily, risk of death was 80% higher than for those watching fewer than two hours daily. Sitting for 8 hours has been linked to 65% more fatigue, and a greater incidence of diabetes, heart disease, musculoskeletal pain, and overall de-conditioning.
Most of our work force is glued to keyboards and our bodies are simply not designed for it. We are meant to move. Unfortunately, exercising for an hour after work does not counteract being planted on your fanny for the previous eight.
 But what about the times when deadlines are approaching, phones are ringing, and meetings are running back to back? What do you do when there are too many distractions to think about exercise?
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You don't exercise? We have a solution for YOU! | |
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By Jennie Kopf
On August 3, 2010 I had both of my knees replaced. I had lived with bone on bone arthritis for 20 years. My exercise program was non-existent; I was in too much pain. I was very sedentary...and gained a great deal of weight. I knew I needed to exercise but did not because of the constant, intense pain.
But that's ancient history!
I have had an incredible recovery and am able to do things that I had only wished I could do before the surgery. Russ Overy was my therapist and he not only helped me with my recovery from the surgery, he also helped me with my insecurities about exercise. I had not worked out in 25 years.
What could I possibly do?
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