WEBVTT - Don't just sit there

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>episode is a reminder that sitting for long periods of

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<v Speaker 1>time leads to all sorts of problems. So don't just

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<v Speaker 1>sit there, get up and move anytime you can. I

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<v Speaker 1>am sure you have heard the phrase that sitting is

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<v Speaker 1>the new smoking. The idea is that sitting too much

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<v Speaker 1>is bad for your health, just like cigarettes are. What's

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<v Speaker 1>ironic about this is that while smoking is terrible for

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<v Speaker 1>your health, the need to go outside to smoke a

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<v Speaker 1>cigarette did force people to get up and move several

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<v Speaker 1>times a day, absent that modern knowledge workers have fewer

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<v Speaker 1>reasons to get up out of their chairs, And it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out that sitting for prolonged periods of time appears

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<v Speaker 1>to increase people's risk of chronic health problems such as

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<v Speaker 1>heart disease. Even if we know this, though, many of

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<v Speaker 1>our lives are not set up to involve getting up.

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<v Speaker 1>We drive in our cars to our offices, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we sit at our desks and in meetings. People then

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<v Speaker 1>return home and sit in front of the television for entertainment.

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<v Speaker 1>Even folks who exercise regularly often sit for much of

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the day. Putting more physical activity or

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<v Speaker 1>even just standing into a day requires conscious choices, which

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<v Speaker 1>brings us to the topic of today's episode. Don't just

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<v Speaker 1>sit there. You can always find ways to engineer just

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more moved into your day. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime I am on an audio only call, I get

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<v Speaker 1>up and walk around. I'm not going for long walks

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<v Speaker 1>or anything. I am just pacing around my office, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is something. If you've got a video call, but

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to be on camera, you can do

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. Most of us do need to use

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<v Speaker 1>the restroom at least a few times during a workday.

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<v Speaker 1>If you work in a larger office building, you might

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<v Speaker 1>aim to use one a bit further from your desk.

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<v Speaker 1>The same goes for a water fountain. While I like

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<v Speaker 1>the idea of those giant insulated tumblers for efficiency's sake,

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<v Speaker 1>a smaller water bottle has the virtue that you will

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<v Speaker 1>need to fill it more often, and that is not

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<v Speaker 1>a bad thing. You can also just stand up. You

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<v Speaker 1>really don't need a reason to do that, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you want a reason, I'm sure you can think of plenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Walk to the window down the hallway to check the weather, go,

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<v Speaker 1>retrieve something from your car, get another pen from the

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<v Speaker 1>office supply closet. You might keep a log and make

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<v Speaker 1>a hash mark every time you stand up and move

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<v Speaker 1>around for at least a few seconds. The goal is

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<v Speaker 1>to do so every thirty minutes or so, though once

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<v Speaker 1>an hour might be more realistic for people with lots

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<v Speaker 1>of meetings. Even if you've got back to back zoom meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>take thirty seconds while you are finding the next link

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<v Speaker 1>to stand up, walk around your desk chair, and then

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<v Speaker 1>get back into your chair. As for leisure time sitting,

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<v Speaker 1>the same concept applies. If you are watching TV. You

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<v Speaker 1>can get up and stretch between shows, but it might

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<v Speaker 1>also be a good idea to switch up your leisure time,

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<v Speaker 1>so prolonged sitting isn't as much of an option. Join

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<v Speaker 1>that bowling league or go outside with your family after dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it as good as taking long walks multiple times

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<v Speaker 1>per day, or hunting mastodons or tending a farm as

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<v Speaker 1>our ancestors did. Probably not, But the goal is really

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<v Speaker 1>to limit the consecutive minutes spent sitting. Any time you

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<v Speaker 1>choose to not just sit there is probably better than

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<v Speaker 1>not choosing to get up in the meantime. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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