Get off the couch – STAND UP ! “As the amount of time spent sitting every day goes above seven to eight hours, your risk of death increases, regardless of how much exercise you do.” š
I like this pyramid & have decided to get up earlier to Make Time for exercise!
Movement doesnāt come naturally to some people. The modern environment has selected against it. Our genes were forged out of suffering and expect hardship. Ā This means that deep down our DNA is constantly telling us to save our energy for the day there are no more pizza delivery guys, and we need to go hunt a pizza down ourselves. But barring a zombie apocalypse, this probably isnāt going to happen. “We just want to keep moving for decades to come, not get type 2 diabetes, and then not die of pneumonia after falling and breaking a hip at 85."We know that movement can have a huge, positive impact on health. Despite this, the current guidelines that tell people to āmove moreā have made no difference to our chronic disease rates.1 So what should we do instead? Ā As ever, I look to science. I love science. Admittedly, thereās a huge amount of rubbish out there in the world of research. However, I think some core overall principles are emerging that suggest how we can kick ass for as long as possible.
