9 Ways to Beat a Sedentary Lifestyle
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="sedentary">sedentary</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banes">banes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sedentary">sedentary</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="ofcardiovascular">ofcardiovascular</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> (<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>!) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>. <span word="Below">Below</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="too">too</span>-<span word="sedentary">sedentary</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>.</p><p>1. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Walk">Walk</span></p><p><span word="Plenty">Plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> 30-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nurses">Nurses</span>’ <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Study">Study</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="briskly">briskly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span>-<span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="cardiac">cardiac</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="during">during</span> 26 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crossword">crossword</span> <span word="puzzles">puzzles</span> <span word="can">can</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workday">workday</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peripheral">peripheral</span> <span word="arteries">arteries</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>. <span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>—<span word="or">or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>—<span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span>—<span word="moving">moving</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stairs">Stairs</span></p><p><span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stair">stair</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>-<span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="calories">calories</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="StepJockey">StepJockey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stair">stair</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="expends">expends</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span>.</p>
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