Ab-Disc

Wow! Quite technical... but the takeaway is that being more active (taking 1 or 2 minute breaks from sitting every 30 minutes) helped people lose weight.

P.S. AbDisc will have you doing 1 minute "crunch sessions" every 20 minutes!


http://www.fasebj.org/content/29/1_Supplement/LB296.short

Reduced Sedentary Time and Associated Changes in Dietary Quality and Caloric Intake Evidence from physical activity interventions suggests that women, in particular, may overcompensate for exercise energy expenditure with added caloric intake, reducing efficacy for weight loss. Sedentary behavior and poor diet quality are risk factors for cardiometabolic disease. It is unknown whet…

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113536.htm

So... Keep those core muscles contracting!


"Sitting for prolonged periods of time -- with little muscular contraction occurring -- shuts off a molecule called lipoprotein lipase, or LPL, Sara Rosenkranz said. Lipoprotein lipase helps to take in fat or triglycerides and use it for energy."

Take a stand, be active to reduce chronic disease, make aging easier, research finds By sitting less and moving more, people can reduce their risks of chronic diseases and make aging easier, according to research.

" Prolonged sitting has become a serious public health concern, with modern lifestyles becoming increasingly sedentary and many professions requiring workers to sit for most of the day. "


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150921112504.htm #.VgCa4j-9Eiw.email

Targeting exercise is not the best way to reduce prolonged sitting, study finds Targeting sitting time, rather than physical activity, is the most effective way to reduce prolonged sitting, according to the first comprehensive review of strategies designed to reduce sitting time.

Why we don't bother "tracking" sleep....


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151221111527.htm #.VoQd5Fjlicg.email

Activity trackers are better at counting steps than measuring sleep Wearable activity trackers that promise to monitor physical activity, sleep and more are becoming increasingly popular with health-conscious consumers. A recent study has found that the trackers are better at measuring some metrics than others.

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