Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sit


According to an article I read on http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/454331/continually_sitting_down_may_cause.html?cat=51 sitting all day could cause health problems. Since many Americans have office jobs they usually sit a majority of the day. According to the article standing when watching TV, talking on the phone, or typing at the office would help you burn calories more then exercising for 30 min 5 times a week. That study was conducted by the University Missouri-Columbia.We can reactivate our fat-burning enzymes by simply standing and moving around just a little instead of sitting all of the time. The study showed that the metabolic rate can be doubled just by standing. If you think about all the benefits of standing while at a job you usually sit all day, it is surprising why many jobs don't recommend employees to stand for some of the time during work. That would likely benefit many peoples health and decrease the cost of medical insurance.

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