Originally published in the Fall 2015 issue of Robb Report Health & Wellness as “Health Portfolio Fall 2015”
A Neat Feat
Time spent sitting is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and shorter life span, regardless of physical activity levels. When Mayo Clinic scientists recently examined how nonexercise activities such as fidgeting, walking, and standing might help counter obesity and the hazards of a sedentary lifestyle, they found that study participants expended up to an extra 2,000 calories per day depending on body weight and level of activity. Nonexercise activity t…