Physical Inactivity Kills 5 Million a Year: Are You an Active Person?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/18 16:00:00

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	Yes	220 votes	70%
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CA.NEWS.YAHOO.COM reports:
A third of the world's adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year, experts said in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday.

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Mark 2012/07/18 22:59:01

No

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I wouldn't really say so, anyway. I try to walk where I can, as much as possible, rather than drive, but other than that, I don't really do any exercise. What I'd like to know, though, is how many millions of active people die each year.
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lucky 2012/08/10 18:11:00

Yes

And right now I have the blisters on my fingers to prove it from the flower bed shoveling and weeding I did yesterday.

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exhon2009 2012/07/20 15:37:57

Yes

I swim 3,000 yards a day four to five days a week. I added running and biking recently. Without seeing the criteria I'm guessing that qualifies as active.

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livingpruf 2012/07/20 13:19:57

Yes

Um ... well I AM NOW! This is the best warning EVER against sitting at a computer too long.

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Peggy 2012/07/20 12:46:05

Yes

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Work out and walk 2 miles a day. Plus I teach Kindergarten, nuff said.

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exhon2009 to Peggy 2012/07/20 15:39:00

How much of the Kindergarten teaching would you say rates as anerobic versus aerobic exercise? LOL.

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Peggy to exhon2009 2012/07/20 22:18:26

+1
Just don't get to hear the music! lol

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ToxicChili 2012/07/20 07:49:21

Yes

Exercise a lot.

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D.C.Verdone 2012/07/19 22:14:07

No

I don't really count walking to work for 40 mins a day, but by no means am I a couch potatoe.

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exhon2009 to D.C.Ver... 2012/07/20 15:39:53

40 minutes walking five days a week would put you well above average for exercise.

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D.C.Ver... to exhon2009 2012/07/20 16:16:02

Well I'm only 20 and for me specifically I don't consider that a good enough form of exercise since I know I can do more(I just hate to run I've always been a swimmer.) XD

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rightside 2012/07/19 21:44:26

Yes

I have a sadistic fitness instructor that makes it his duty to make sure all my clothes are saturated in sweat before I'm done.

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XCloudPandaX 2012/07/19 19:21:17

No

i blame myself mostly...

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Oli 2012/07/19 19:18:45

No

If i was, i sure wouldn't be on this website, would i.

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jake 2012/07/19 18:04:46

Yes

yesish

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John T. 2012/07/19 17:41:05

Yes

I am semi-active. I keep active, but I don’t go out of my way to go to a gym or the like.

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Luna Wren 2012/07/19 17:24:40

No

Oh hell no...I'm all about the mind, the spirit, and the soul...

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exhon2009 to Luna Wren 2012/07/20 15:41:39

Scientists have done studies that show a link between exercise and mental acuity as we age.

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Luna Wren to exhon2009 2012/07/21 16:34:43

Well then...what's that link?

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exhon2009 to Luna Wren 2012/07/24 22:20:26

The link is if you are sendentary you are more likely to develop dementia.

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Luna Wren to exhon2009 2012/07/25 13:33:20

That could actually be interesting

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Lover Boy 2012/07/19 17:17:31

No

Not by choice.

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Jiorgia 2012/07/19 16:05:07

Yes

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Define "active"...

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merslix. 2012/07/19 15:35:03

No

no not really i just go to the gym.

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Bob 2012/07/19 15:19:21 (edited)

Yes

Every day. I feel better when I do. I weigh 223 @ 5'7 but I ride my bike everyday, workout at the gym, walk my dogs etc. No roids.

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Lyndzz 2012/07/19 15:14:13

Yes

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Between hockey, badminton, athletics and the gym... I would say so.

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Se7en 2012/07/19 14:20:08

Yes

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Your workout is my warm up!

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Lady-DeathBright 2012/07/19 14:11:04

Yes

Work has me running up many floors, on my feet, working hard. I am so dead tired by the end of the day.

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ivegotloveinmypants 2012/07/19 13:58:17
CAPISCE 2012/07/19 13:09:21

Yes

I wonder how many said yes that really aren't?

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HelmetGirl 2012/07/19 12:58:43

Yes

I exercise at least 5 days out of the week. Every day I do housework or yard work equal to a good workout. People have become incredibly lazy.

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Papilio 2012/07/19 12:42:58

No

In the middle actually.

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Merhabi Daham 2012/07/19 12:39:41

Yes

Playing Shin Megami Tensei games counts as physical activity right? Grinding is hard work, I swear that is the only thing keeping me slim, besides sprinting to the store to buy said games.

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jerry.alan.carroll 2012/07/19 12:32:56

Yes

i exercise 5-8 hours a week total.

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Tiah 2012/07/19 12:25:14

Yes

I love swimming dancing and basketball and i like to jog where I can

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robbt1 2012/07/19 12:14:01

Yes

I try to do 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups one day, then run with ankle weights on the next day.

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Tom R 007 2012/07/19 11:12:55

Yes

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Well I was until I discovered SodaHead!

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Mary Ann 2012/07/19 11:03:17

Yes

live to exercise!

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Sarah 2012/07/19 10:44:36

Yes

I play soccer, fence, and I have my blackbelt in martial arts.

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whateverbabynevermind 2012/07/19 10:34:19

Yes

I work out about five times a week, and I measured with a pedometer, I walk at least 10,000 steps every day, which is the average for active people.

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cthulhu'ssorrow 2012/07/19 10:07:33

Yes

i run, i lift weights, and i masturbate vigorously.

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