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Rethinking Sitting and Standing Desks: What New Research Says About Health Risks

As I write this, I am sitting at my motorized, adjustable-height (standing) desk. Early in my graduate career, I discovered the risks of sedentary behavior, to which it carved my research path. I learned that “sitting is the new smoking” and wrote several of my first BehaviorFit blogs. Hell, too much sitting became the impetus […]

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Exercists, Fitness Shaming, Longevity and Contingencies: Reaction To Michael Shermer and Daniel Lieberman Podcast Interview

Ergonomics, Physical Activity Recommendations, Sedentary Behavior, Standing

Dr. Daniel Lieberman, professor of evolutionary biology at Harvard University, published “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding” on January 5th, 2021. I previously read Lieberman’s book “The Story of the Human Body” published in 2015. This book provided much of the foundation for my understanding how and why modern

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How I Used The Apple Watch For Fitness: What I Liked, and What I Would Fix

Exercise, Fitness, Sedentary Behavior, Standing, Technology

I was sweaty. And couldn’t “swipe right” for the life of me. Did I hit end? Oh no, the time isn’t accurate! Ah, the woes of trying engage in a fine motor task after running around, lifting a bunch of weights, and trying to catch my breath. But I figured it out after a couple

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