<story><title>Sitting for hours can shave years off life</title><url>http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/sitting.shorten.life/index.html</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Shenglong</author><text>Sitting kills you, saturated fats kill you, disposable chopsticks kills you, sugar kills you... We&apos;re so concerned about how to extend the time we have, that we&apos;re neglecting the time we actually do have.&lt;p&gt;Here&apos;s me: I haven&apos;t eaten vegetables since I was 8 years old. I sit down in front of a computer screen for multiple hours a day. I eat any junk food I want, as long as it tastes good. I drop a ton of water weight before a fight for weighing purposes. I&apos;ve learned the physically straining technique, &lt;i&gt;Needle through Glass&lt;/i&gt; (throwing a sewing needle through a pane of glass), and I do a lot of binge training.&lt;p&gt;Although I&apos;m perfectly healthy right now, is it possible that I&apos;ll die when I&apos;m 60? Yeah. But at least I&apos;ll have fully enjoyed my life. It beats the hell out of half living for 90 years. Not to mention, it&apos;s also possible your life will be cut short by a rampaging bus... and that has nothing to do with preventable measures.&lt;p&gt;My two cents.</text></comment>
<story><title>Sitting for hours can shave years off life</title><url>http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/24/sitting.shorten.life/index.html</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mark_l_watson</author><text>I almost died of complications from blod clots in my left leg 4 1/2 years ago. I recovered OK, but I have been on the &lt;i&gt;war&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;path&lt;/i&gt; since then warning people about not sitting too long - both my doctor and I think that working too long at a desk without breaks caused my blood clots.&lt;p&gt;I recommend simply setting a timer for about 20 minutes as a reminder to get up and walk around for a minute or two. Also, it is probably a good idea to walk around the block (at least) a few times each work day.</text></comment>