So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives? (volunteers wanted) [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/03/1200611617/ted-radio-hour-draft-10-03-2023
(28 min. audio at link)
So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives?
October 3, 202312:01 AM ET
By Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Sanaz Meshkinpour, Rachel Faulkner White
For years, medical experts have raised the alarm about the deleterious effects of sedentary behavior on the human body. Sitting too much has been linked with numerous health concerns including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and early death.
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Exercise physiologist and Columbia University Medical Center researcher Keith Diaz told Zomorodi that we need to incorporate movement into our days at regular intervals. In fact, in a
2023 study, Diaz's team pinpointed a gold standard five minutes of walking every half hour.
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That's what Diaz and his team want to find out in their upcoming study. As part of the Body Electric series, NPR is partnering with Columbia University Medical Center ... and maybe you.
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Earlier article/background:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/12/1148503294/sitting-all-day-can-be-deadly-5-minute-walks-can-offset-harms
Sitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms
January 12, 2023 2:36 PM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
Allison Aubrey
4-Minute Listen
If you sit at your computer all day and then lounge on the sofa for more screen time in the evening, your health can take a hit. A body of evidence links sedentary lifestyles to an increased risk of diabetes, dementia and death from heart disease.
And here's a wake-up call: One study found, irrespective of whether a person exercised, if they sat for more than 12-13 hours a day, they were more than twice as likely to die early, compared to people who sat the least.
A new study finds you can cut that risk with strikingly small amounts of activity.
Researcher Keith Diaz of Columbia University Medical Center and his colleagues set out to find out what's the least amount of physical activity a person must do to offset the health risks of sitting. They recruited volunteers to come to their lab and emulate a typical work day.
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