Most of us have some type of device that can be set to remind us to move every hour. We all know it’s unhealthy to sit for hours on end. Right? My Oura ring and my Apple watch nag me every single time my work colleagues nap through the deadline. That doesn’t happen often.
There are many benefits to being active for a short 3 minutes every hour. Obviously, it improves posture, raises metabolism, and increases blood flow — but it’s also said to improve your mood and give you increased energy. I’m not so sure about those last two… 🙂
I’m still alive only because I have dogs!
Srinivansan Beddhu, M.D., professor of internal medicine at Utah, recently published the results from a long term study on this very topic. The study revealed if you take a 2 minute walk every hour, you have a 33% lower risk of dying!
Even though my favorite brother is obviously trying to kill me — and has for YEARS now — my hounds see to it that I stay at least healthy enough physically to take them out, and healthy enough mentally to remember to feed them.
U.S. millennials say work-life balance means more than pay!
In another recently published 2024 trends survey, roughly 60% of millennials in the U.S. (my son included) said they would take a 20% pay cut for a better work-life balance. This Baby Boomer in particular agrees with that, and I know 1 Gen X’er (Perry) that would as well.
Small steps every hour can add up to big health benefits throughout a lifetime. I have to wonder how many steps this foxy visitor got today…
Now you know: Dennis Rader, the serial killer known as BTK, worked at ADT Security Services from 1974 to 1988. He installed security alarms as part of his job, in many cases for homeowners concerned about the BTK killings.