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Sitting still is bad for your health keeping fit while being busy

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Sitting still is bad for your health keeping fit while being busy

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    1. 'Sitting still is bad for your health – keeping fit while being busy' Dr John Searle Chief Medical Officer Fitness Industry Association Introductory comment about how I got into this.Introductory comment about how I got into this.

    2. Health and wellbeing genetically predicated on movement until recently the environment required movement

    3. Ramazzini (1633-1714) Tailors were less healthy than those with active occupations

    4. Dr Jerry Morris (1910 - 2009) Bus conductors had less heart disease than bus drivers

    5. Declining levels of activity over 50 years 30’ of moderate exercise 5 x a week Self-reported: 30% of population achieve this Observed: 6% of the population achieve this

    6. WHY?

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