Dormant Butt Syndrome could be reason for knee, hip & back pain

Prolonged Sitting



Dormant Butt Syndrome could be reason for knee, hip & back pain: While a recent work group study says that standing desks are not likely the healthy alternative, it does not diminish the fact that sitting too much is bad for the health. An Ohio State University physical therapist says excessive sitting could also be the root of knee, hip and back pain for some people.

The Best Stretches for Your Back After Sitting a Long Time - WSJ

The Best Stretches for Your Back After Sitting a Long Time - WSJ: Nearly 80% of people in the U.S. complain of back pain. Most cases are mild and unrelated to injuries such as herniated disks or arthritis, but they can still turn a desk job or road trip into an uncomfortable experience. One expert, Tony Delitto, a professor of physical therapy and dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, explains why touching your toes isn’t a good idea and what is the best way to get out of bed in the morning.

High school students sit for too long, new health research suggests

High school students sit for too long, new health research suggests 


“One of the problems with our school system,” said Anne L. Friedlander, vice president of programs at ConnectWell and a consulting professor in the human biology program at Stanford, “is we have all these kids, and they’re running around, and they’re very energetic, and they’re playing all these games. And then we take them into school, and we say, you know, ‘Sit down and be still.’ And it’s one of the worst things we can do for their health.”

Watching TV for too long 'cuts male fertility by half'. Study shows laziness leads to a drop in sperm quality | Daily Mail Online

Watching TV for too long 'cuts male fertility by half'. Study shows laziness leads to a drop in sperm quality | Daily Mail Online: In the latest study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), healthy young men who watched more than 20 hours of TV each week had a 44 per cent lower sperm count than those who watched almost no TV.

Men who exercised for 15 or more hours weekly at a moderate to vigorous rate had a 73 per cent higher sperm count than those who exercised less than five hours per week. Mild exercise did not affect sperm quality.

Fit or fat: Study finds exercise more important than diet for obese - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News

Fit or fat: Study finds exercise more important than diet for obese - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News:



Fit or fat: Study finds exercise more important than diet for obese

By Martin Johnston

3:01 PM Sunday May 1, 2016
Health Health & Wellbeing

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Working up a bit of a sweat can help virtually everyone's health, but it turns out that those carrying some extra kilos get more benefit.

Sports doctor Chris Hanna told the Australasian anaesthetists' conference in Auckland that among the obese, the death rate per year in those who are unfit is more than three times greater than it is for the moderately fit. He defines as moderately fit as those who do at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity such as walking, cycling and swimming each week.

There are some who dispute this claim.

Study shows physical inactivity now may lead to smaller brain later | wivb.com

Study shows physical inactivity now may lead to smaller brain later | wivb.com

By now most folks have heard the well-worn advice to eat well and exercise more, but now new evidence is suggesting that physical fitness is connected to brain size later in life.

Heredity Says Stand Up, Un-Sit Your Life for Health

Is there a history of diabetes in your family? What about Alzheimer’s? Studies show it may be time for you to start thinking about un-sitting your life.

Risk for diabetes was doubled for those who sat the most according to combined results from 18 studies with 794,577 participants.

“(Researcher and study author Dr Emma G) Wilmot (University of Leicester, UK) explained to heartwire that there appear to be specific reasons why sitting too long can be particularly deleterious in terms of diabetes. "Sitting seems to have an immediate effect on how our bodies metabolize glucose. When we sit, our muscles are not used, and we quickly become more insulin resistant." Studies have shown that people who sit after eating have 24% higher glucose levels than people who walk very slowly after a meal, she says.

“It is also known that there are some individuals who are genetically predisposed to the adverse effects of sitting, including those who are susceptible to diabetes, ‘so it might be especially important for these people to avoid prolonged sitting,’ she observes.” 

For more information see http://www.theheart.org/article/1459487.do

The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease is heredity with 46% of the risk attributed to it. If Alzheimer’s is found in your family, it might be especially important to consider how much time is spent in uninterrupted sitting. 

The lifestyle choices are related to 39% of risk for Alzheimer’s. Most related to risk for Alzheimer’s is physical inactivity / sedentary behavior at 21%. An additional 18% of risk is related to physical inactivity— midlife obesity, midlife hypertension, and diabetes. 

For more information see https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2011/07/10278/over-half-alzheimers-cases-may-be-preventable-say-researchers