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Sitting is the New Smoking

By Tara Gidus Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, ACSM-CPT

Jan 17, 2023
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PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR WIDOWS

Have you heard the saying “sitting is the new smoking”? It’s attributed to James Levine, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. The more we sit, the higher our risk of certain diseases and physical ailments. I will say that I think smoking is definitely the worst thing you can do for your health, but not moving is definitely a concern in our increasingly sedentary lifestyles.

Our bodies are not designed to sit. They are designed to be in motion! Unfortunately we spend more than half of our waking hours sitting — driving, eating, working, and relaxing.

What about exercise? Even if you work out several times a week, it doesn’t negate the damage done by sitting. The average person could not do enough exercise to counteract the effects of sitting in a chair hour after hour. This doesn’t mean you should drop your regular exercise routine! But start thinking about what you can do in addition to the planned exercise to simply get more movement in your day.

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