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Does Exercise Really Build Strong Bones? Yes, But Not The Way You Might Think

January 30, 2020 by Judy Foreman Leave a Comment

“If you run a young pig on a treadmill, the bones get bigger,” says Mark Hamrick, Ph.D., a muscle and bone researcher from Georgia. “But not an old pig.” And what’s true for pigs, alas, is true for humans as well.

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Sitting Kills

January 3, 2020 by Judy Foreman Leave a Comment

It’s not just that physical activity is good for you. It’s that a sedentary lifestyle, as a totally separate variable, is seriously bad. [i] [ii] [iii] [iv] [v] [vi] 

Sitting too much – all by itself – can raise the risk of disease and premature mortality, even if you dutifully exercise.[vii]In fact, many well-educated people do exercise; but they’re also more likely to have desk jobs.[viii]

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