Sitting is Killing you!
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Trepanated
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And did you see how unfit all the wheelchair competitors were in the London Marathon - especially the guy who won!
No it wasnt i wanted to kid myself sitting at a computer all day was healthy.
dbk03
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Chunkz
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When I first started in I.T I was sitting A LOT. 8-12 hours a day almost. Started to develop back problems amongst other things. I make it a point to get up and walk around now. Luckily I am in a position where I can go outside and walk for 20 minutes sometimes twice a day.
BreaknBrix
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This infographic is bullshit.
I talked to my doctor about this once and he asked me "when you sit, do you sit still most of the time or do you move around a lot?" I answered him honestly and said, "I never really stop moving, I'm always shaking my legs, moving my arms, kneeling on the chair, stretching.... sometimes I even grab the dumbbells and workout in my chair".
Then he asked, "do you move around cause you're stressed out all the time?". And I said, "no I love my job... if anything I move cause it excites me".
Then this is what he said and I'll never forget it.
He said, "son, I happen to serve a lot of cops in this office because my brother has been an officer for 30 years. Some cops sit in their car all day some are on their feet walking all day". But then he went on to explain how most of the cops he's treated had extremely high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high everything. He also told me that *stress at the workplace* should be a much larger concern.
Then he went on to tell me how many cops and social workers he's seen who had heart attacks or strokes before they even reached 50.
So I'm pretty sure that a stressful job will kill you 100xs faster than sitting.
-BB
I talked to my doctor about this once and he asked me "when you sit, do you sit still most of the time or do you move around a lot?" I answered him honestly and said, "I never really stop moving, I'm always shaking my legs, moving my arms, kneeling on the chair, stretching.... sometimes I even grab the dumbbells and workout in my chair".
Then he asked, "do you move around cause you're stressed out all the time?". And I said, "no I love my job... if anything I move cause it excites me".
Then this is what he said and I'll never forget it.
He said, "son, I happen to serve a lot of cops in this office because my brother has been an officer for 30 years. Some cops sit in their car all day some are on their feet walking all day". But then he went on to explain how most of the cops he's treated had extremely high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high everything. He also told me that *stress at the workplace* should be a much larger concern.
Then he went on to tell me how many cops and social workers he's seen who had heart attacks or strokes before they even reached 50.
So I'm pretty sure that a stressful job will kill you 100xs faster than sitting.
-BB
The Scarlet Pimp
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how long do you want to live on this planet anyway?
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I got this information from my Doc few years before. I was shocked to know that Heart-attack can easily cause me if I work like a dump sitting idle in my chair for more than fours.
But, for a IM guy, he/she need to stay online without moving aside to be updated. I got an Adjustable table for my use which can gives us different position.
To avoid this issue, I made my employees to have their comfort cabin which need to make them work happy and also healthy. This add me a Beneficiary of making my Employees work for an extra time and too Enthusiastic. lol
But, for a IM guy, he/she need to stay online without moving aside to be updated. I got an Adjustable table for my use which can gives us different position.
To avoid this issue, I made my employees to have their comfort cabin which need to make them work happy and also healthy. This add me a Beneficiary of making my Employees work for an extra time and too Enthusiastic. lol