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Life from the lighter side...
it’s literally killing us,” it, “Let’s just say, if you
said one researcher who ever sat in a high chair
now travels long distance or let someone pull you
only by Segway. “I used to around in a wagon as a
take the metro but people child, you’re lucky to still
kept offering me a seat. I be alive.”
honestly think they were
The study has drawn
trying to kill me.”
plenty of fire, including
ou may want to stand
What
researchers from Furniture Manu-
up before reading found most disturbing is facturers Union leader
this. That’s because, ac-
cording to a recent study
published in the Annals of
From the Managing Editor’s Desk
Internal Medicine, (trust
Ned Hickson
me, I double checked the
spelling on that) sitting
actually increases your
chances of premature that the amount of sitting Chaise Ottoman, who
death.
people do during a typical said a lawsuit has already
And no, I’m not talking day even outweighs the been filed by a man who
about accidentally sitting benefits of regular exer- says his La-Z-Boy has
on a rattlesnake or Chris- cise.
probably taken years off
tian Bale’s car hood. I’m
For example, if you use of his life since getting a
talking about the normal, the rowing machine or DIRECTV sports bundle.
everyday kind of sitting stationary bicycle at the
“What’s next? A na-
we all do — at work, in gym, “Go ahead and have tional recall on chairs
the car, at the end of a a chili dog and cheesy and couches?” Ottoman
long day, while playing fries while you’re at it,” said. “Obviously, we don’t
basketball — that a group the report concluded. plan on taking this sit-
of Toronto researchers “Because if you’re sitting ting down. Not that we’re
says increases our chance while exercising, you’re afraid of sitting down…”
of health “issues” that can basically canceling out
Even the automobile
lead to death.
any benefit — so you industry, anticipating a
I’m no doctor, but even might as well enjoy what dramatic drop in luxury
I know death is a pretty could be your last meal.” car sales, has begun re-
serious health issue.
Though the study was designing its vehicles to
The report was based unable to determine ex- allow occupants to stand
on analysis of 47 studies actly how much a person’s rather than sit. The first
of sedentary behavior, life span is shortened by of these new vehicles, the
particularly the act of sit- sitting, statistics suggest Ford Chariot, is expected
ting.
the earlier in our lives to roll into dealerships
“Our modern world is that we begin sitting, the this spring.
constructed to keep peo- quicker our demise.
“Whether buyers pre-
ple sitting down — and
As one researcher put fer something sporty or a
Y
family vehicle with room
for as many as 11 stand-
ing passengers, our new
Chariot is the healthy
choice,” said a Ford exec-
utive, who then plugged
the company’s new slo-
gan: Your Chariot awaits.
Though Surgeon Gen-
eral Jerome Adams has
yet to weigh in on the re-
port’s findings, rumors of
a mandatory warning la-
bel informing consumers
of the health risk associ-
ated with sitting have al-
ready begun to circulate.
Being referred to as the
“Let’s Not Stand for Sit-
ting” labeling initiative,
insiders say the warning
would be required on
anything that promotes
the unhealthy habit of sit-
ting.
While no official state-
ment has been released by
Dr. Adams, he did open
a recent press conference
by saying, “Everyone
please have a seat. NO!
WAIT!”
What kind of reper-
cussions the report could
have on the future re-
mains unclear as law-
makers, health officials
and human rights groups
wrestle over the implica-
tions of a standing-only
society.
In a recent poll, most
people would prefer to
just sit this one out.
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405 East 8th Ave., Suite
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