It was shown in 2005 (Science, vol 307, p 584; click left image to enlarge) that leisurly standing or walking twice as much as sitting in your day burns 350 more calories. For the people in the study, those that moved the most had 5 times less body fat than those who sat the most (10 instead of 50 kg). It makes a strong arguement for not needing to exercise or even put much thought into nutrition as long as you just STAY ACTIVE. Spending work, play and leisure time in front of a screen reduces muscle (use it or lose it) and increases fat (can't use it or lose it). The lead author of this study founded a company that makes desk treadmills so you can slowly walk while working all day: Good idea! www.tr
eadmill-desk.com
Fat David and Fat Lincoln were created by the advertising agency Scholz and Friends in Hamburg, Germany for the German Olympic Sport Committee's new campaign trying to get people to move more.
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