Men’s Fitness UK – October 2019

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52,

isthenumberofextra

caloriesyoucanburnper

yearbystanding,ratherthan

sitting,atwork.Anumberof

smallstudieshavealsolinked

standingtoadecreased

riskofheartdisease,lower

bloodsugarlevels,reduced

backpainand–onefor

anyemployer’sreading–

improvedproductivity.

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per cent of Brits admit

they would be more

likely to challenge

themselves to do more

physical activity if they

didn’t feel so lethargic –

the irony being regular

physical activity has

been proven to improve

energy levels, as well

as mood.^1 Research

conducted by the

University of Georgia

found a six-week low-

to-moderate-intensity

exercise programme

increased energy levels

among participants by

20 percent.

TV health

risks

 ose guilty pleasure rom-coms

could be bad for your heart as

well as your search history, as new

research shows that the passive,

sedentary behaviour of binge-

watching TV could pose serious

cardiovascular risks. Regular

exercise and a generally active

lifestyle, however, can o set the

dangers of sinking into your sofa;

the risk being when people lead

chronically sedentary lives.

per cent of young men eat an

unhealthy amount of food in order

to bulk up. That stark stat comes

as a study out of the University of

California found teenagers who

perceive themselves to be ‘puny’ are

at a greater risk of ‘bigorexia’ – the

condition characterised by obsessive over-exercising, a rigid diet

and an extreme preoccupation with physique – when they’re older.

"Some eating disorders can be challenging to diagnose," said study

fi rst author Jason Nagata, MD, of the UCSF Division of Adolescent and

Young Adult Medicine. "Unlike anorexia nervosa, which may be easily

identifi ed, disordered eating to increase bulk may masquerade as

healthy habits...[so] it tends to go unnoticed."

Research led by

Aberystwyth University

suggests some Fitbits

overestimate the number

of calories burned while

walking by up to

50 per cent.

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