Talking about health is a rather lousy justification. It's not because of worry for one's health that spending time in front of computers is considered low-status.
My suspicion is it's because of perceived individualism. Computers may provide you with rich and social experiences, but they detach you from people physically around you, and some people can't stand that.
Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by username90 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @11:02PM
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I'm not sedentary. You just have to get up and move a few minutes regularly throughout the day.
Do you think being sedentary is literally not moving at all throughout your day? Doctors generally recommend at least 4-5 hours of vigorous exercise a week, getting up and circling your apartment a few times each day is not equivalent.
Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by username90 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:15AM
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No, I go and do an exercise regime every hour, why would you just walk around your home? Waste of time to not exercise hard.
Moving a few minutes regularly throughout the day? You just described being sedentary.
Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by username90 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:06AM
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Nah, if you max out your pulse 30 minutes a day you aren't sedentary, and that is just 5 minutes 6 times a day. It is healthier to spread it out like that rather than sit still and do it all at once.
I think of the computer as a tool at the end of the day. It is a very powerful tool which has radically changed how we do things but it’s still a tool.
Lastly it’s healthy to take a break from whatever main activity, whatever that is - could be being on the computer all the time programming or playing games - so that a different perspective sweeps in.