3h/week in the gym lets you sit on your ass all day?

[Juleske]

Think again! I read Rusty's blog post on walking today, he linked two research studies on walking:

• One that states sitting time raises mortality rate independent of physical activities in your non-sitting time.
• And another that states walking significantly reduces both inflammation and hemostasis (sluggish blood flow).

The 2nd one is a bit obvious, but the first one scares me a little, bad news for weekend warriors. I'm not the best at interpreting research studies, so any thoughts you have are welcome. In the meantime, start walking!

[tonester]

I'm 54 and have been on my feet and moving all my life (restaurant industry). I for one can attest to the effectiveness of walking more and sitting less. It's great for keeping energy levels up.

The down side is that I have to eat like a horse

[Juleske]

Originally Posted by tonester

The down side is that I have to eat like a horse

Yes, let me sympathise with your suffering while i chew on my celery stick

[sidonia]

Men...

[Aoife]

Originally Posted by Juleske

Yes, let me sympathise with your suffering while i chew on my celery stick

I was about to say that myself.

[FlyinM]

Originally Posted by Juleske

Yes, let me sympathise with your suffering while i chew on my celery stick

LMFAO!

[tonester]

There is another down side. I'm not good at sitting for very long. Makes sitting in theaters very uncomfortable. I need to shift or stretch out my legs every few minutes. My adductors hate me when I go to see a movie. As a matter of fact, after an intense sprint type workout, I get much better recovery the less I sit. Lying down is fine

[nate99]

Great, now I have another reason to believe that this job is killing me.

[sheffezen]

Originally Posted by tonester

I'm 54 and have been on my feet and moving all my life (restaurant industry). I for one can attest to the effectiveness of walking more and sitting less. It's great for keeping energy levels up.

The down side is that I have to eat like a horse

horse?
is that your true pic?
for sure, what you eat before just give you much energy.

you still maintain even you eat in that way..

btw respect for what you carry of, from that restaurant industry. i alwayz dream on that carrier like u, really hope i can be like that you soon.

[eastcoastsurfer]

I hate sitting, but my career revolves around computers so...

I end up doing something athletic nearly everyday and all weekend to make up for all my sitting time. I used to work with a guy who stood most of the day at his desk. Was funny to see all his monitors and keyboards on top of stacked phone books lol....

[RobLL]

Shoulders were bumming me out at night from weight room/computer time. So discovered ledge where I could stand instead. Then feet bummed me out. Walking on treadmill at slow speed - forget it! Orthotics are on the way - hope I can start standing again.