Sitting is dangerous for your health

The average worker spends over five hours and 40 minutes sitting at their job every day and a new study says it’s bad for your health, with some claiming the long-term effects of sitting can be as bad as smoking.

Dr. Michael Jensen, from the Mayo Clinic, joined KDKA Radio’s Larry Richert and John Shumway […]

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Treadmills of the olden days. History of the Treadmill

You will be surprised to know that a treadmill, currently one of the most popular exercise machines, started as a disciplinary device to reform the prisoners. Or that the first user of the treadmill was not a man but an animal… This brief overview will guide you through the exciting history of treadmill.

The Walking […]

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Sitting all day is bad for your health! What to do about it.

Don’t just sit there. Really

From the LA Times:

The chair is out to kill us,’ a Mayo doctor says. Several studies point to the health risks of too much sitting.

“Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us,” says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women’s health at the […]

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Sitting down can cause long term damage to your health

A study of Australian office workers in the journal Human Factors in 2009 found that people perform best at computer tasks when sitting. Standing reduced their work-rate slightly — while walking around while working had an even worse impact.

Asking staff to swap their chairs for stability balls does not help, either. These are designed […]

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Treadmill Workstation still getting press around the world

Save yourself from ‘sitting disease’… use a stand up desk (which comes with built in treadmill) ‘Over the last 150 years, we’ve become chair-imprisoned. We are behind a screen all day at work. We are in a car or bus getting to and from work. And in the evening, we are in a chair watching television or surfing the Internet,’ Dr Levine said. ‘We’ve gone from being on our legs all day to being on our bottoms all day.’ […]

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Sitting can be lethal, any movement counts

Why do some people who consume the same amount of food as others gain more weight? […]

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Aerobic exercise and the Treadmill, another way to get healthy

Get aerobic exercise using your treadmill but not using your hands. How to lose weight with your treadmill workstation desk. […]

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Lose weight by eating less and increasing your exercise level? Help!

The safest and healthest was to lose weight is to simply lower your calorie intake and increase your exercise level. Most of us know that. We watch shows like the “Biggest Loser” or “Celebrity Fit Club” and it is clear that they are following a reasonable diet plan and working their butts off, (literally) with some serious exercise. […]

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Using a pedometer to see how far you are walking

Keeping track of steps using a pedometer while using a treadmill desk workstation […]

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Treadmill Weight Loss Tips, can you lose more weight using a treadmill?

These treadmill weight loss tips are a great way to help you shed a few pounds and shape up. A treadmill is designed for the most natural form of exercise which is walking. You don’t need any special skills to use these machines because if you can walk, you can exercise on a treadmill.

Treadmill […]

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