Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging

Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by EGreg on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:46PM (#13431954)

So they found that the group which sat for 10 hours but did 30 mins of exercise had cells just as robust as the group which ... what, sat around for 2 hours?

Where are the details?

Don't be fooled. Other studies showed that exercise doesn't negate the damage done by sitting:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2015/01/21/heal...

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/exp...

Get off your butt, especially if you work on a computer. Take breaks to alternate between mental and physical activity.

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by nitemice on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:04PM (#13432056)

There are also studies that show that not to be true:

http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/any-exercise-is-good-...

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by JasonInSeattle on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:17PM (#13432107)

The study linked was about elderly women specifically.

It actually sounds pretty obvious when you state it like "the subjects that were more active were more healthy" -- we already know that should be the case generally.

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by notheguyouthink on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:05PM (#13432061)

What's a good movement cycle? Both time and activity?

My watch reminds me to move to try and get 250 steps an hour, so hourly I try to get up and get some steps. However that's not an increased heart rate and etc.

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by ourmandave on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:36PM (#13432209)

I use a Pomodoro Timer. Every 25 minutes I take a break. On the 4th break I have a grilled cheese with tomato sandwich.

http://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-cheese-tomato-sandwich-49...

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by nickjj on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:30PM (#13432174)

I break up my day with 3x 30min walks where I run about 5min per 30min in spurts. No real science or thought process to the duration.

Also spend about 12 hours at a homemade standing desk[1]. It has really improved everything about my life since I started standing about a year ago.

[1]: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/build-a-home-made-standing-de...

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by other_herbert on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @10:12PM (#13432654)

Moving will increase your heart rate... It might no be at v02 max but it will be higher than resting

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Re:Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biol... by notheguyouthink on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:26AM (#13435986)

Sure, i just meant it's not what i thought was a "meaningful" increase. Ie, i'd like to at least try and offset the damage i'm doing by sitting all day. So i'm wondering if some basic movement every hour will offset that? Or do i really need to get my heart pumping? etc.

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