Bad News for Desk Jockeys, Couch Potatoes and most office workers

The Chicago Tribune recently reported that even if you get plenty of exercize, sitting down all day reduces your lifespan. From the article: 'Even after adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and smoking, the researchers found that women who sit more than 6 hours a day were 37 percent more likely to die than those who sit less than 3 hours; for men, long-sitters were 17 percent more likely to die. 


People who exercise regularly had a lower risk, but still significant, risk of dying. Those who sat a lot and moved less than three and a half hours per day are the most likely to die early: researchers found a 94 percent increased risk for women and 48 percent increase for men, they announced recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology.'"


So time to get up and move around a bit.  Go ahead and give me 15 pushups, if you can. Jump rope or skip to the bath room. 


Be creative, but by all means keep moving!

For the story visit the Chicago Tribune at 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-health-healthy-aging-sitting-early-death,0,6105710.story