Slides from an Ignite San Diego talk given in August 2010 about how sitting and sedentary behavior is slowly harming us. Remember folks, you should be moving. All Day. Every Day.
I going to talk to you today about some new research about si@ng and physical ac(vity. But first I want to take you address a liDle ques(on that I find very interes(ng 2. Why do we exercise? Why do we get up at 6AM, (e on our shoes and pound out the miles on the pavement? Why do we spend $30, $40, $50 on expensive gym memberships? Well it all started with research. 3. In the 1950s Dr. Jeremy Morris was ran across data that indicated that London bus crews had a unusual phenomenon. The drivers were much more likely to die of heart aDacks than the (cket takers. What is the big difference between drivers and (cket takers? One thing: one moves around all day, while one sits on his but all day. 4. This was a very exci(ng finding, but only when he examined postal (an ac(ve occupa(on) and clerical workers (an inac(ve occupa(on) and found the same rela(onship did it confirm his hypothesis: Being physically ac(ve was related to having fewer heart aDacks. 5. This trigger a flood of research in the field of physical ac(vity and health. And guess what, physical ac(vity is good for you. And we've found that the more ac(ve you are the less likely you are to die prematurely.
all this informa(on? We do what all bureaucracies do. We make rules and guidelines. Did you know the federal government says that you should get at least 150 min of moderate to vigorous physical ac(vity every week? So what happens next. 7. We just go about our daily lives just as we always have. We get up, get in the car, work for 8 hours, then exhausted from a stressful day we relax in front of the TV. 8. If you're one of the good ones and you listen to the our good ole government guidelines you s(ck in 30 minutes of physical ac(vity in there. But does this make you ac(ve? Does this really prevent cardiovascular disease and premature death? 9. Well, unfortunately its not that cut and dry. What we've done so for the last 50 years is focus on ge@ng people to exercise. To run, to swim, to just do more. But we didn't realize we've ignored the fact that people spend most of their lives doing something other than physical ac(vity. 10. That didn't use to be a problem but we've effec(vely engineered all other opportuni(es to be ac(ve out of our live. Instead of walking to work we spend hours in our cars. Instead of living in dense urban areas, we live in track homes tens of miles away from our jobs.
engaging in ac(ve pursuits, we simulate ac(vity through by playing video games. We deal with our stress by watching turning off our brains in front of the TV instead of using them to accomplish something. 12. And work. Work has probably seen the greatest shid over the years. We effec(vely started chaining people to their computer desks. We've even made sure that garbage men never have to leave the drivers seat. But why does this maDer. 13. It maDers because these things we spend the majority of our lives doing harm us. Research has shown that watching too much TV is significantly related to incidence of cardiovascular disease and premature death. 14. Even driving in your car is related to premature death. New research indicates that if you're inac(ve and spend more than 10hr a week in a car then you have 2.5 (me greater change of dying prematurely. But really, what are TV and commu(ng really? They are proxies for si@ng. 15. And this is where the latest gains in the health research field have been. Recently, si@ng has been independently linked to dying prematurely. What this means is regardless of how ac(ve you are, your age, your gender, yadda yadda yadda, the more you sit, the more likely you are to suffer from nega(ve health related consequences.
of gloom and doom, but don't panic, there are three simple things you can do, right now, to change the way you live so you don't fall into the si@ng death trap. 17. First, stand up! Make a conscious choice to get up out of your chair. Studies show that people who just get up from (me to (me have beDer metabolic profiles that those who just sit for prolonged period of (me. So set a (mer and try not to sit for more than an hour at a (me. 18. Second, choose ac(vity. Everyday you are presented with tons of choices. Should I take the elevator or the stairs? Should I circle the parking lot or just park far way? Should I walk to the store or drive? If you have the opportunity, choose the choice that makes you move. 19. Last, mul(task. That picture you see is me working. I spent $300 on a used treadmill and an IKEA adjustable height desk and now I either stand and work or walk and work. I wrote up this presenta(on at that desk and walked a liDle over 2 miles and burned about 200 calories doing it. 20. So that is all I have for you. Hopefully I've inspired you to change your life and get up and out of your chairs. It is one of my life goals to get everyone to subscribe to this simple message you see on the screen. Move. All Day. Every Day. Thank you.
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