Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellular Energy Production

Re:Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellul... by Fricken on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:07PM (#48754763)

A studied showed that elderly asians have better health outcomes that their western counterparts in part due to their practice of sitting on the floor. The added exertion of standing up from the floor rather than a chair makes a material difference in their health.

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Re:Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellul... by Gigachad on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:12PM (#48754797)

At least in China they also have a lot of public parks where they all gather for group exercise with all the other elderly people.

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Re:Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellul... by mrexroad on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:52PM (#48755022)

And the Bay Area as well :)

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Re:Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellul... by mc3301 on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:19PM (#48754836)

Some of the health tests in Japan that elderly people take include a "standing to sitting on the floor and getting back up all unsupported" test. Scores are based on time, effort, emitted sounds (like grunts), hands-on-ground and whatnot. I don't know the specifics, but it is used as a "health measure."

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Re:Healthy but Sedentary People Show Early Decline in Cellul... by nickjj on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:23PM (#48754859)

I remember reading somewhere that one of many long life markers is if you can go from sitting on your butt straight into standing without your hands or knees touching the floor.

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