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Heard on the radio last night... - the bad news is...

Posted: May 10, 2012

that sitting all day is probably just as bad for you as smoking or being obese. The good news is that even just standing up about every 20 minutes or so is beneficial to ward off the bad effects.

Thanks for your post. - sm

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It struck me especially hard because my back has been debilitating for the past week or so. I have had a bulging disk in my lower left back for the last (at least) six years and also have scoliosis as a child, as well as cystic fibrosis as an adult.

My doc told me I'm not eligible for back surgery; I don't really understand why. He's given me a large number of rehabilitation referrals, but at the time I was just applying for Social Security disability and only received $200.00 per month in money, so I couldn't afford to get rehabilitation.

I'm going to try standing up every 20 minutes, as you suggested, and maybe it will get better for me, too.

Again, thanks for the tip. :-)

I'm glad this might be helpful to you... - I gave up all my other

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bad habits years ago, but now find myself with a hip problem that prohibits the amount I can walk, which is something I used to love to do for exercise. I will definitely be trying the standing thing, because sometimes it feels like I am getting decubiti on my rear end! LOL!

have you tried an inversion table? - incognito

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I have one, and I feel better after I use it. It stretches out your spine.

You probably should ask your doctor about it first, though.

soooo...you're saying that if I sit all day, smoke and am fat I'm up sh*t creek? super.... - in the dumper

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xx

no, no, no - from what I understand

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it's never too late. The moment you stop smoking your lungs start to heal, and sounds like OP is saying that all you have to do is get up every 20 minutes and stretch or walk around. Just don't walk to the refrigerator, maybe, and don't walk outside to smoke.

We may not be able to control what work comes into our queue or how badly SR/VR has mangled the transcription, but we can control our health!

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