More health features contain statements such as "sitting is the new smoking" or "sitting shortens life span" or "sitting erodes health." Though recent research is indeed coming to those conclusions, sitting too much has always been a health issues. As far back as the early 1950s researchers noted the connection between a sedentary lifestyle and cardiovascular health.
One of the earliest was conducted in Great Britain by Dr. Jeremy Morris who studied the incidence of heart attacks in 31,000 transport workers. Morris found that bus conductors, who spend most of their day climbing up and down the stairs of double decker buses, averaging between 500 and 700 steps per day, had reduced incidences of heart disease than their bus-driving counterparts, who spent 90 percent of their day sitting down. Furthermore, when bus conductors did develop heart disease it came much later in life and was less likely to be fatal.
Dr. Morris took his research personally and seriously, engaging in regular exercise most days. He died a few months before his 100th birthday.
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One of the earliest was conducted in Great Britain by Dr. Jeremy Morris who studied the incidence of heart attacks in 31,000 transport workers. Morris found that bus conductors, who spend most of their day climbing up and down the stairs of double decker buses, averaging between 500 and 700 steps per day, had reduced incidences of heart disease than their bus-driving counterparts, who spent 90 percent of their day sitting down. Furthermore, when bus conductors did develop heart disease it came much later in life and was less likely to be fatal.
Dr. Morris took his research personally and seriously, engaging in regular exercise most days. He died a few months before his 100th birthday.
(feel free to re-post or link to your social media)
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