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- Dr. Michael Greger
- December 5, 2012
- 9:30 am
- 27 comments
Over the weekend the New York Times ran a piece reiterating the hazards of prolonged sitting, which is associated with a shorter lifespan–even in those who exercise regularly. Our bodies were built to move. The above NutritionFacts.org video is my contribution to the subject. In fact, I’m walking on the treadmill desk I feature in the video as I write this!
More on the benefits of physical activity can be found in my videos Exercise & Breast Cancer and Reversing Cognitive Decline.
It’s important to keep in mind, though, that what we eat may be even more important. See Is it the Diet, the Exercise, or Both? and What Women Should Eat to Live Longer.
In health,
Michael Greger, M.D.
PS: If you haven’t yet, you can subscribe to my videos for free by clicking here and watch my full 2012 presentation Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death.
Image credit: dietbruboy, HandsettBattery, ginatrapani, Shreyans Bhansali, and massdistraction.
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Dr. Michael Greger
A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. Currently Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org.
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My nephew is Celiac and the least hint og contamination and he would be very ill. A lot of people th…
Well done, thanks!
Dear God what next..... I'm off to live in the woods until my menopause arrives!
Well ladies I suggest you lobby your govenor about these things, If you can lobby your govenour in A…
I thought your post was excellent--- hope everyone reads it. Thank you.
27 comments
+ add your ownThat would be a really neat idea.
Great message and so true.
it would help to educate employers and managers about this--too many think being glued to a chair is the sign of working
thanks
Putting one of those bicycle pedal things under your desk is a better option for most.
Interesting
tks
15 miles- marvelous, Dr Greger. I don't have a treadmill like you but really like your "crazy contraption", as you put it. I do sit but get up quite a bit and have lots of stairs in my day---and I stand most of the evening. Here's to movement. Thanks for the video.
noted, thank you
This reminds me of a skit from a Polish cabaret.
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