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>>Narrator: LISA CHRISTIAN SAYS SHE HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO LEAD A HEALTHY LIFE, BUT OFTEN FINDS
THAT LIFE... GETS IN THE WAY. LIKE MILLIONS OF US, ALMOST AS SOON AS SHE
GETS UP IN THE MORNING, LISA FINDS HERSELF SITTING RIGHT BACK DOWN.
>>Lisa Christian, Ph.D.: “I sit all day at the office, I commute to and from work
like a lot of people and with a 2 year old I have even less time to try to get formal
workouts.”
>>Narrator: SO, LISA HAS FOUND A MORE INFORMAL WAY TO WORKOUT - BY DOING IT AT WORK.
IN THE CORNER OF HER OFFICE LISA HAS A TREADMILL DESK, WHICH ALLOWS HER TO KEEP WORKING WHILE
SHE’S WALKING. AND IN DOING SO, DOCTORS SAY LISA IS BUCKING AN UNHEALTHY TREND.
>> Anup Kanodia, MD: “We’re sitting more and more and more. The average person now
went from standing 90%, to standing 35% of their day.”
>>Narrator: AND DOCTOR ANUP KANODIA OF THE CENTER FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE AT OHIO
STATE’S WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER SAYS THE SIMPLE ACT OF SITTING IS LEADING TO SOME SERIOUS
COMPLICATIONS.
>>Anup Kanodia, MD: “Excessive sitting increases your risk of heart disease 30%. We have found
that insulin works 40% less. And that means that more and more fat gets put into the body.”
>>Narrator: IN FACT, STUDIES SHOW THOSE WHO ARE OBESE SIT AN AVERAGE OF TWO AND A HALF
HOURS A DAY MORE THAN THOSE WHO AREN’T ⁴ AND EXCESSIVE SITTING MAY BE TO BLAME FOR
A RISE IN LOWER BACK PAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS, WALKING JUST 5 MINUTES EACH
HOUR AT WORK BURNS 10 POUNDS A YEAR. AND EVEN IF WALKING ISN’T POSSIBLE, STANDING IS PREFERABLE.
>>Anup Kanodia, MD: “We burn about 100 calories an hour. Now, if we would just go to standing,
we would burn 150 calories, so 50% higher.”
>>Narrator: IT’S ADVICE DOCTOR KANODIA NOT ONLY GIVES HIS PATIENTS, BUT FOLLOWS HIMSELF.
AT OHIO STATE’S WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER, THIS IS CLARK POWELL REPORTING.