Yahoo Health: Sitting Down May Kill A Fellow
The first time I saw this, I have to admit, it scared me a bit. After all, they’re talking about those of us in this office. We do spend a lot of our time, sitting, typing, producing, being creative. And this, so we are told, could give us a heart attack. I think you have to take it with a grain of salt, but just figuratively though. Doing so literally probably kicks the risk up another 2 percent. I guess I can take my calls standing, but what about when I have to write something down? Then I have to bend over to write, right? Wouldn’t that put pressure on an artery or something? What if I black out and hit my head? OK. There ARE some aspects of this ‘study’ that make good sense. I think I’ll go for a walk later. Here’s the full article from Yahoo Health.