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This is pretty weak imo. The effect could easily just be due to the fact that someone who is morbidly obese probably isn’t capable of standing for very long. Be

This is pretty weak imo. The effect could easily just be due to the fact that someone who is morbidly obese probably isn’t capable of standing for very long. Because they would be included in the sitting group, it would easily skew the data. Not a fan of this study at all.

mikekchar 7y ago
3 hours is a very short period. I can't think of a single day in my life where I sat for less than 3 hours. I mean, I glanced at the paper and as far as I can tell that include eating breakfast, lunch and dinner (easily 1.5 hours right there). Even if I'm on my feet for the whole working day, I guarantee that I'll be taking a rest at night either playing a video game, reading a book or watching TV. Saying that, I basically don't believe the study. The data was self reported and I literally don't believe that there is a statistically significant portion of the population who sit for less than 3 hours a day on average. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the study...
- everdev 7y ago
  It would probably be more useful to study primitive tribes and see how long they sit per day to see what our bodies might be adapted to. I also find it hard to believe that people can sit for less than 3 hours per day consistently, given commute times as well. You'd have to be doing manual labor on your property from sun up to sun down and only sit from sun down until bedtime to get close to 3hrs.
  - Arnt 7y ago
    You're confusing self-reported sitting with objectively measured sitting. The paper mentions both, mentions the rather large difference, and the reported correlation with life expectancy is for self-reported sitting.
    - AstralStorm 7y ago
      A person who self reports little sitting is just likely to have a standing or physical job. So this is a weak version of correlating physical activity.

3 ms·

This is pretty weak imo. The effect could easily just be due to the fact that someone who is morbidly obese probably isn’t capable of standing for very long. Be

by yhoneycomb 7y ago

mikekchar 7y ago
3 hours is a very short period. I can't think of a single day in my life where I sat for less than 3 hours. I mean, I glanced at the paper and as far as I can tell that include eating breakfast, lunch and dinner (easily 1.5 hours right there). Even if I'm on my feet for the whole working day, I guarantee that I'll be taking a rest at night either playing a video game, reading a book or watching TV. Saying that, I basically don't believe the study. The data was self reported and I literally don't believe that there is a statistically significant portion of the population who sit for less than 3 hours a day on average. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the study...
- everdev 7y ago
  It would probably be more useful to study primitive tribes and see how long they sit per day to see what our bodies might be adapted to. I also find it hard to believe that people can sit for less than 3 hours per day consistently, given commute times as well. You'd have to be doing manual labor on your property from sun up to sun down and only sit from sun down until bedtime to get close to 3hrs.
  - Arnt 7y ago
    You're confusing self-reported sitting with objectively measured sitting. The paper mentions both, mentions the rather large difference, and the reported correlation with life expectancy is for self-reported sitting.
    - AstralStorm 7y ago
      A person who self reports little sitting is just likely to have a standing or physical job. So this is a weak version of correlating physical activity.