Engineering News Blog

Engineering News

Latest news of interest to engineers. Sourced from GlobalSpec's Engineering News

Previous in Blog: TED Shows Off Technology Firsts   Next in Blog: Pictures We Love: Best of February
Close
Close
Close
7 comments
Rate Comments: Nested

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Posted March 01, 2012 10:02 PM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Sitting for prolonged periods is linked with a number of health problems and premature death from cardiovascular disease.

Read the whole article

Reply

Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
Guru
Technical Fields - Technical Writing - New Member Engineering Fields - Piping Design Engineering - New Member

Join Date: May 2009
Location: Richland, WA, USA
Posts: 21017
Good Answers: 795
#1

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 12:05 AM

Déjà-vu all over again. (From within the last few days.)

__________________
In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
Reply
Guru

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: by the beach in Florida
Posts: 33392
Good Answers: 1817
#2

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 1:45 AM

Great....now I gotta quit sittin ???

__________________
All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
Reply
Guru

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Etherville
Posts: 12362
Good Answers: 115
#3
In reply to #2

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 2:51 AM

No, you can stand up too long and get the same result. I suggest having a lie down, nice drink, smoke, and basically just chill. Anything else will kill you. We're all dying in one way or another, and for everyone who dies from sitting you can find another ref to somebody who dies from standing.

__________________
For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
Reply
Guru
United Kingdom - Member - Hearts of Oak Popular Science - Paleontology - New Member Engineering Fields - Mechanical Engineering - New Member

Join Date: May 2005
Location: In the Garden
Posts: 3389
Good Answers: 75
#4

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 7:40 AM

Obviously we need to engineer a solution to this. I suggest we get together, form a joint venture between KrisDel™, LynDoor® and ER Enterprises and design Actiff©®™ Office Furniture, the only office furniture that allows you to sit comfortably and ergonomically whilst exercising your muscles all day long, for that honed, toned sexy look your long for in your evening life.

Could this be the end of the wimpy geek?

__________________
Chaos always wins because it's better organised.
Reply
Guru

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Etherville
Posts: 12362
Good Answers: 115
#6
In reply to #4

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 10:36 AM

Oh dear.....you haven't met the KrisDel™ legal team yet. Why ? - that's exactly why there are so good.

__________________
For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
Reply
Guru
Popular Science - Evolution - New Member Popular Science - Weaponology - New Member

Join Date: May 2006
Location: The 'Space Coast', USA
Posts: 11119
Good Answers: 918
#5

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 8:20 AM

I just can't stand it.

Reply
Guru

Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Etherville
Posts: 12362
Good Answers: 115
#7
In reply to #5

Re: Is Sitting the New Smoking?

03/02/2012 10:57 AM

Oh for cripes sakes, take it like a man - wherever a woman tells you ;p

__________________
For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
Reply
Reply to Blog Entry 7 comments
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

Anonymous Hero (1); English Rose (1); Kris (3); SolarEagle (1); Tornado (1)

Previous in Blog: TED Shows Off Technology Firsts   Next in Blog: Pictures We Love: Best of February

Advertisement