So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives? (volunteers wanted)

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https://www.npr.org/2023/10/03/1200611617/ted-radio-hour-draft-10-03-2023
(28 min. audio at link)

So much sitting, looking at screens. Can we combat our sedentary lives?

October 3, 202312:01 AM ET
By Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Sanaz Meshkinpour, Rachel Faulkner White

For years, medical experts have raised the alarm about the deleterious effects of sedentary behavior on the human body. Sitting too much has been linked with numerous health concerns including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and early death.

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Exercise physiologist and Columbia University Medical Center researcher Keith Diaz told Zomorodi that we need to incorporate movement into our days at regular intervals. In fact, in a 2023 study, Diaz's team pinpointed a gold standard – five minutes of walking every half hour.

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That's what Diaz and his team want to find out in their upcoming study. As part of the Body Electric series, NPR is partnering with Columbia University Medical Center ... and maybe you.

Learn how to join NPR's study with Columbia University

See if participating is right for you. Click here for a detailed study description and informed consent document. The deadline to join is Sunday, October 8th at 11:59pm ET.

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Earlier article/background:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/12/1148503294/sitting-all-day-can-be-deadly-5-minute-walks-can-offset-harms

Sitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms

January 12, 2023 2:36 PM ET

Heard on Morning Edition
Allison Aubrey
4-Minute Listen

If you sit at your computer all day and then lounge on the sofa for more screen time in the evening, your health can take a hit. A body of evidence links sedentary lifestyles to an increased risk of diabetes, dementia and death from heart disease.

And here's a wake-up call: One study found, irrespective of whether a person exercised, if they sat for more than 12-13 hours a day, they were more than twice as likely to die early, compared to people who sat the least.

A new study finds you can cut that risk with strikingly small amounts of activity.

Researcher Keith Diaz of Columbia University Medical Center and his colleagues set out to find out what's the least amount of physical activity a person must do to offset the health risks of sitting. They recruited volunteers to come to their lab and emulate a typical work day.

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1. Interesting -- I will sign up.

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6. Cool. I'd be interested in hearing how it goes. nt

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2. Most studies to date look at 10 min/hr

I don’t know if they have preliminary evidence supporting 5 min/30 min, but compliance will be a predictable problem— especially in many workplaces. A mere 25 minutes of uninterrupted work is not optimal for many tasks. Off work or among the retired maybe. And then of course are categories of professions where sitting is the exception through the day or shift. But, I really think they should have tested the irrl of 10 min/hr first.

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3. K/R

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4. Marking to read later.

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5. i wear a tracker

more to watch my sleep than my steps, and i’m not particularly prone to acting on the nags.
but it gives a buzz any time i go 50 min w/o 250 steps.
the app says this is based on research, and gives a grid by week of how many hours u moved.

if u r motivated by stuff like that, u shd get 1. but even if, like me, u dont even think about it most of the time, it’s kinda good to look over your stats now and then, and see how u r doing. and maybe forgive yourself for the days u barely make a blip.

i’m at the age where i have 2 choices- work harder or rot.
it’s kind of dumb luck that effective treatment for my fibro FINALLY ALLOWS ME to exercise.
until 2020, i tried over and over to get a good yoga practice going. it took such a bite out of my day to do the yoga, then get over it. sooo many times i zonked out on my mat.
finally in a place where i get that endorphin shot.

also- a puppy helps. i’m not every thing my hot lips deserves, but i do try.
i rarely back down from a fight. i’m winning this 1.

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7. Interesting.

I may need to get in app like that.