Exercise needed to offset sitting dangers

[stormshadow]

"Study: How Much Exercise You Need If You Sit All Day | Real Simple" www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/how-much-exercise-to-offset-sitting-study?amp=true

30 to 40 minutes a day of mild to vigorous exercise mitigates risk of sitting all day

[mr potatohead]

I like to break it up into ~/~ 5 to 15 minute segments throughout the day and don't really know what my total time is.
Although, for exercises like stick moves, walking or unweighted movement like twisting arm swings, I can go longer. Length of time depends on how long it feels good and, at times, has gone for, probably, an hour or more.

[gruntbrain]

Frequent, brief standing helps mitigate the impact of sitting all day .

[trog]

I find standing beneficial. I work in an office (computer support) and any excuse to stand up is welcome. When I have to visit a user, I'll go the long way around the campus. Similarly, when nature calls, I use the facilities as far from the office as possible. I also go for a walk at lunch time, weather permitting. In the gym, I do most of my weights standing up - I find it better for my lower back, which I injured in a motorbike accident.

The ultimate would be to get rid of the furniture and stand up while watching TV, but that is probably going too far.

[billfish]

Relax guys....a few years from now, studies will conclude that sitting is healthy

[Michael]

Come work with me. By the end of the day you will be glad to sit.

[pierinifitness]

Our illustrious and apparently perpetual AWOL fearful leader Bruce has said he enjoys a good sit.

[mr potatohead]

Jan 10, 2021 23:03:48 GMT Michael said:

Come work with me. By the end of the day you will be glad to sit.

More like "lie down and crash".

[gruntbrain]

Obviously standing still too much can create problems . Office workers can achieve a "Devine balance" by alternating sitting and standing .

[pierinifitness]

Let’s not forget the squat, as in Asian Squat, my current fitness training preoccupation. It’s a legitimate alternative to standing when talking a break from the drudgery of long sitting.

[mr potatohead]

Indeed! Universal posture throughout the ages for so many practical reasons when one has no furniture, workbench, food prep/serving counter, game table or commode available.

[moxohol]

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