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Designed to Move: The Science-Backed Program to Fight Sitting Disease and Enjoy Lifelong Health
A movement plan to fight sitting disease and premature aging
Science has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you're stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based movement to counteract the effects of prolonged sitting and maintain lifelong good health.
Written for everyone who spends most of their lives sitting in chairs, "Designed to Move" provides readers with a science-backed health program that helps people stay healthy while at work. Expanding upon her groundbreaking previous book, "Sitting Kills, Moving Heals," Dr. Vernikos shows how developing simple new lifestyle habits at the office can reverse the symptoms of sitting disease and even aging itself, and lead to a life of bountiful health.
Science has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you're stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based movement to counteract the effects of prolonged sitting and maintain lifelong good health.
Written for everyone who spends most of their lives sitting in chairs, "Designed to Move" provides readers with a science-backed health program that helps people stay healthy while at work. Expanding upon her groundbreaking previous book, "Sitting Kills, Moving Heals," Dr. Vernikos shows how developing simple new lifestyle habits at the office can reverse the symptoms of sitting disease and even aging itself, and lead to a life of bountiful health.
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128 pages, Paperback
Published November 7, 2016
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May 30, 2021
Very interesting. Lifelong health is not about just exercising but the actual movement of changing positions from sitting to standing up to squatting, etc.
Don't sit for more than 20 minutes! Even if it just means you stand up at your desk twelve times.
Don't sit for more than 20 minutes! Even if it just means you stand up at your desk twelve times.
January 12, 2020
For people who need epidemiological studies to convince them to move for health. Would recommend Katy Bowman’s books for people looking for more detailed biomechanical explanations, philosophy, and practical advice. Both authors provide different styles for the same message.
November 6, 2021
This was already a thin book - as in, not many pages. It could have been even thinner though, because in essence, all you need to know is that: a lot of studies have been done, showing that sitting for long, uninterrupted periods, greatly increases one's risk of dying. The author advises to break up these periods of sitting, by getting up every 20 minutes or so. You don't have to exercise or do extensive walking or whatever - just
stop sitting
, and that alone is enough to reduce the risk.
January 4, 2020
If you're looking for motivation to get up and get active, this book's got it. It's packed with solid research gathered by a former NASA scientist who's studied the effects of gravity (and microgravity) on the human body. The "how-to" portion of the book is extremely simple and, for the most part, nothing I haven't heard before — but, for me, the book's value is the motivational effect of reading over the mountain of evidence in favor of getting up from your chair (at least every 30 minutes!).
March 24, 2019
Liked the concepts; some of the background became a bit repetitive for my needs.
June 5, 2020
Lots of great information. You Got the problem, you got answers and plans to do it Great book
August 20, 2021
Полезно четиво
November 3, 2016
This book is, in a way, a sequel to the author’s “Sitting Kills, Moving Heals” (2011). There is lots of overlap, but there is also plenty of new material, making both books worth reading, although the author admits there are still some gray areas here and more research is needed.
In this book, Dr. Joan shares the latest findings (citing many studies) on the “Sitting Kills” topic and she also weighs in on the difference between “Health” and “Fitness”. There is a chapter on how to incorporate simple movements throughout your day, both at home and at work. Another chapter outlines her 8 Point Plan to keep you active and healthy for life, again, using simple and basic movements. No pain, lifelong gain!
If vigorous exercise, 5 or 6 days a week is just too daunting an ordeal, try this approach instead. It can be hard to fathom the idea that people who simply walk once around the block, but stay active all day, may be just as healthy, or even healthier, as the people who jog or cycle past them, or who spend an hour in the gym, yet sit around for the rest of the day. It seems to defy common sense, but it just may be the case. These days, we are flooded with books on Diet and Exercise, yet we keep hearing reports that Americans are getting fatter and sicker... and at an earlier age. My guess is that there are two main reasons for this; first, we eat too much (especially the wrong kinds of food) and second, we sit too much. This book is designed to get people up and moving. This, I think, is where good health begins and this book can get you started.
In this book, Dr. Joan shares the latest findings (citing many studies) on the “Sitting Kills” topic and she also weighs in on the difference between “Health” and “Fitness”. There is a chapter on how to incorporate simple movements throughout your day, both at home and at work. Another chapter outlines her 8 Point Plan to keep you active and healthy for life, again, using simple and basic movements. No pain, lifelong gain!
If vigorous exercise, 5 or 6 days a week is just too daunting an ordeal, try this approach instead. It can be hard to fathom the idea that people who simply walk once around the block, but stay active all day, may be just as healthy, or even healthier, as the people who jog or cycle past them, or who spend an hour in the gym, yet sit around for the rest of the day. It seems to defy common sense, but it just may be the case. These days, we are flooded with books on Diet and Exercise, yet we keep hearing reports that Americans are getting fatter and sicker... and at an earlier age. My guess is that there are two main reasons for this; first, we eat too much (especially the wrong kinds of food) and second, we sit too much. This book is designed to get people up and moving. This, I think, is where good health begins and this book can get you started.
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