Most of the patients we treat at Executive Express Chiropractic in the SF Financial District spend the majority of their day sitting in front of a computer...often times for up to 14 hours per day.
It's a way of life in the corporate jungle.
Can regular workouts compensate for this? Not according to an article in yesterdays New York Times entitled (How healthy are couch potatoes who workout). Here is an excerpt from the article (check-out full article for funny comments):
Regular workout sessions do not appear
to fully undo the effects of prolonged sitting. ‘‘There seem to be different
pathways’’ involved in the beneficial physiological effects of exercising and
the deleterious impacts of sitting, says Tatiana Warren, a graduate student in
exercise science at the University of South Carolina and the lead author of the
study of men who sat too much. ‘‘One does not undo the other,’’ she says.
You can, however, ameliorate the
dangers of inactivity with several easy steps — actual steps. ‘‘Look for ways
to decrease physical inactivity,’’ Ms. Warren says, beyond 30-minute bouts of
jogging or structured exercise. Stand up. Pace around your office. Get off the
couch and grab a mop or change a light bulb the next time you watch ‘‘Dancing
With the Stars.’’
My Take: Hey...by design we need lots of movement...Life is Motion. Look what happens when someone breaks a limb and they put a cast on it...the muscles atrophy. Well...that's what happens when you sit all day...to your entire system. And working out for an hour a day is not enough to counteract it. I'm as guilty as anyone. I workout a lot, but I spend way too much time on the computer writing these articles and managing several websites and clinics. I'm going to start walking around more and maybe get one of those desk treadmills. Or, just play with my 5 year old daughter more...she has the right idea.
And we need to get this message across to our patients who for the most part work hard and workout hard...but is it enough?
In San Francisco we have lots of hills, so it is easy to just get outside and start walking. Plus, even in the summer it is nice and cool. Heck...you know what to do. Make it happen!
San Francisco Chiropractor Comments:
Most of the patients we treat at Executive Express Chiropractic in the SF Financial District spend the majority of their day sitting in front of a computer...often times for up to 14 hours per day.
It's a way of life in the corporate jungle.
Can regular workouts compensate for this? Not according to an article in yesterdays New York Times entitled (How healthy are couch potatoes who workout). Here is an excerpt from the article (check-out full article for funny comments):
Regular workout sessions do not appear to fully undo the effects of prolonged sitting. ‘‘There seem to be different pathways’’ involved in the beneficial physiological effects of exercising and the deleterious impacts of sitting, says Tatiana Warren, a graduate student in exercise science at the University of South Carolina and the lead author of the study of men who sat too much. ‘‘One does not undo the other,’’ she says.
You can, however, ameliorate the dangers of inactivity with several easy steps — actual steps. ‘‘Look for ways to decrease physical inactivity,’’ Ms. Warren says, beyond 30-minute bouts of jogging or structured exercise. Stand up. Pace around your office. Get off the couch and grab a mop or change a light bulb the next time you watch ‘‘Dancing With the Stars.’’
My Take: Hey...by design we need lots of movement...Life is Motion. Look what happens when someone breaks a limb and they put a cast on it...the muscles atrophy. Well...that's what happens when you sit all day...to your entire system. And working out for an hour a day is not enough to counteract it. I'm as guilty as anyone. I workout a lot, but I spend way too much time on the computer writing these articles and managing several websites and clinics. I'm going to start walking around more and maybe get one of those desk treadmills. Or, just play with my 5 year old daughter more...she has the right idea.
And we need to get this message across to our patients who for the most part work hard and workout hard...but is it enough?
In San Francisco we have lots of hills, so it is easy to just get outside and start walking. Plus, even in the summer it is nice and cool. Heck...you know what to do. Make it happen!
Dr. Eben Davis is clinic director of Executive Express Chiropractic in San Francisco
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