Sitting Will Kill You

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100% likely to die.

Science.

I wonder what the parapalegic serviceman would say about this?

Is that to say that paraplegics are in some way static in their life with no chance of exercise, or just servicemen who are paraplegic don't do anything in the way of exercise? Either way a shameful statement.

I just realised the solution; and actually I've already made use of it.

Sitting will kill you; standing will kill you;
Eternal life, thanks to a KNEELING chair!

(Used one of these to try and help a dodgy lower back when in an office job.)

I just realised the solution; and actually I've already made use of it.

Sitting will kill you; standing will kill you;
Eternal life, thanks to a KNEELING chair!

(Used one of these to try and help a dodgy lower back when in an office job.)

Did it help?

I have a desk job.... I dont think sitting makes me lazy and fat.. its my job... what i have to do.... what makes u lazy and fat is eating poorly and not excercising. I excercise at my desk... walk or run on lunches and breaks and work out 5 days a week. Fact of life is some of us will have desk jobs... a lot of us... the question is do u recognize your bodys need for movement and add it into other parts of your day? If not... yes sitting may be killing us... if no, i think we will all be alright.

Because American doctors have to go through insurance companies. They will only get a fraction of what they charge so they charge the most they legally can to make some profit.

My mom's close friend is a doctor and my uncle is a dentist and if you pay cash they will charge you close to an 1/8th of what they would bill insurance BECAUSE they don't have the go through the hassle.

When you get a high bill you can contest it and work out a settlement with the provider. They get to write off whatever they don't claim in taxes. I know this to be fact because a few of my family members have done this.

Also, if a doctor has his/her own practice or belong to one they have to pay out insurance every month and it's insanely expensive. Add school bills, cost of continued education, insurance, employing people, keeping the lights on in your building, and doctors aren't taking home as much as you'd think.

Actually, sitting does increase risk by itself. Even if you exercise intensely for an hour in the morning or evening, sitting the rest of the day increases your mortality risk, no matter what you eat.

Have you got some explanation for that - backup, ideally with researched studies?

Because American doctors have to go through insurance companies. They will only get a fraction of what they charge so they charge the most they legally can to make some profit.

My mom's close friend is a doctor and my uncle is a dentist and if you pay cash they will charge you close to an 1/8th of what they would bill insurance BECAUSE they don't have the go through the hassle.

When you get a high bill you can contest it and work out a settlement with the provider. They get to write off whatever they don't claim in taxes. I know this to be fact because a few of my family members have done this.

Also, if a doctor has his/her own practice or belong to one they have to pay out insurance every month and it's insanely expensive. Add school bills, cost of continued education, insurance, employing people, keeping the lights on in your building, and doctors aren't taking home as much as you'd think.

Strange system. Who's the big winner at the end?

You're not kidding it's a sad and strange system. Insurance companies pocket a lot of the profit. Where there is money to be made you can be sure someone will take advantage and claim it's fair!

There's been an interesting situation with car insurance in the UK.
Insurers make hardly any money on selling car insurance.
When one of their clients has a non-fault claim, they can make a lot of money selling that claim to a claims company.
The claims company then tries to take the rival insurer for everything they've got - expensive hire cars, doctors consultations, etc.
Of course, as 'everyone is doing it' it puts the price of insurance up a fair bit for the person on the street.

People that have accidents may actually get a bit of a 'win' if they lie a bit.
The claims companies rake it in. And the insurers don't do too badly, while honestly claiming they are selling their policies at 'good value', despite a high price.

That's awful! Greed and money I'm telling ya! I wonder at what point is telling people what to do (and how much its going to cost them) is it just too much.

Yep sounds right to me
thats how i got fat desk job didnt even realise it was crawling up on me so intent was I on my job
lol now I have all the time in the world to think about it