It’s not uncommon to hear bloggers admitting to experiencing a weight gain since they started blogging.
Let’s face it, if we’re sitting in front of our computers, writing posts, leaving and/or answering comments and socializing online, we’re not moving.
In fact, with blogging being so addictive, exercise is often the last thing on our minds.
Unfortunately, this life style may be detrimental to our health.
Today’s Lesson
The American Cancer Society published an article titled, “Study Links More Time Spent Sitting to Higher Risk of Death” which shows those who sit for more than six hours a day may be subject to an earlier death.
It claims the statistics are worse for women.
But that’s not all,
When combined with a lack of physical activity, the association was even stronger. Women and men who both sat more and were less physically were 94% and 48% more likely, respectively, to die compared with those who reported sitting the least and being most active.
Dr. Patel goes on and elaborates,
“Several factors could explain the positive association between time spent sitting and higher all-cause death rates,” said Dr. Patel. “Prolonged time spent sitting, independent of physical activity, has been shown to have important metabolic consequences, and may influence things like triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, resting blood pressure, and leptin, which are biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.”
Although the study does not include all of the details, and we’re all going to die sooner or later, it did make me think about my own lifestyle.
After all, I have an office job which requires me to sit for extended periods of time.
I looked at my choices and here’s what I’ve come up with.
An option which could possibly extend my life, AND decrease that middle age spread.
Blog standing.
Let’s look at this option.
- I can buy a work walk station with all of the bells and whistles from Steelcase for $4199.
- Another choice is to buy a TrekDesk Treadmill Desk from Amazon* (see above photo) for less than $500.
- I could “Build A Walking Work Station in 20 Minutes for $20″ as described in a post and video from Lifehacker.
- Or…I can just blog less and move more
Of the four choices, I’m not only trying option #3, but will be blogging about my experience on my Observation Mountain blog.
The way I see it, “Gotta Run” just took on a whole new meaning. 
Today’s Assignment
What about you?
Are you blogging more? Moving less? Gaining weight?
Care to share?
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Other links which inspired this post:
Disclaimer: This blog post is my observation only and is not to be construed as medical advice or treatment. Please consult with your physician or a qualified health care provider prior to beginning any exercise program or to find out how excessive sitting could affect your health.
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A statement was made years ago that women use an average of 20000 words each day, whereas men only use 7000.
However, after reading the article What language barrier? by Deborah Cameron author of The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?,
she points out the statement wasn’t based on fact.
Although the statement was not based on fact, some saw this as on opportunity to label women as “yakkers”, and men as the “strong, silent type”.
Today’s Lesson
Before I read the above article which states the word counts for women and men isn’t true, I assumed that was why it appears women comment more on blogs, chat more on Facebook, appear to tweet more on Twitter and at times are more wordy with their posts.
But, I realized it’s more than that.
It also has to do with which blogs I follow, what types of blogs I read, who I friend on Facebook and whom I follow on Twitter.
Since I tend to pal around with more women than men online, obviously I see women “talking” more.
But, that’s just my observation.
What say you?
Today’s Assignment
In your travels through blogosphere, social networking sites and in your comment section, who do you see “talking” more?
Men, or women?
Care to share?