"Sitting is the new smoking"

I've not heard that phrase but it makes sense. My FitBit is badgering me to move every hour. I ignore it too often.

My Apple watch nags me also... And if I'm in the middle of something I will often just pump my arm up and down until I get that hour's move point. Which defeats the whole purpose.    I need to set a goal of actually standing up and moving every hour, not cheating.

I believe this. I used to follow this doctor who was a huge advocate of simply MOVING to lose weight, not just based on exercise. He said that years/decades ago, no one exercised/ran/etc to keep in shape, they just didn't sit around.
A couple of years ago, my boss's mom, in her mid 70s, was really sick and in the hospital for almost two months because they couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. When she went home, her husband took a leave from his job because she really couldn't be left alone. He was close to 80 and still worked everyday (owns a financial planning business) and within a few months, he had lost close to 30 pounds. The only thing different in his life was he wasn't sitting at his desk all day. He was doing things around the house, taking his wife to appointments, etc. That was very eye-opening for me.

I heard that news recently and it actually shocked me. I know sitting a lot isn’t good but as bad as smoking is? Wow!
I sit way too much, especially as the weather turns cold. I just want to be cozy under a blanket with a book. I need to change that somehow.

It is... I putter a lot, but also do too much sitting when I'm not cleaning the house...

DH works at home, and goes from his desk to the chair in the living room until bedtime "but I walked all the way upstairs to use the bathroom!" and for some reason his Applewatch says he moves more than I do. I think his is counting typing on the computer as exercise... Mine defintely does not

I've been going to a lot of high school cross country meets and if you want to feel old and lazy amd motivated to get up and start moving watch some high schoolers run 3 miles.

I think I need a lifestyle change...

Interesting. This is what my yoga teacher has been saying at the beginning of each class.

My grandma's hand powered washing machine with wringer? That's a workout. Carrying laundry downstairs and pushing a button does not compare.

Who lives longer, a hare or a tortoise? 😜

I don't sit around a lot if I can help it. I like to be active. But in the end you have to watch what you eat or all the activity in the world won't help. You can't out-exercise a bad diet (well, you can, but most of us don't have that kind of time).

when i was a kid visiting my aunt who live overseas, i watched her wash her entire family's clothes and bedding by hand.  she scrubbed them, rinsed and wrung them out, and hung them up.  she also always walked to the store and she was always sweeping up.  now that woman was fit.  her arms and legs were muscular.

I took a part time job in a store for that very reason. The pay is lousy, and the expectations are ridiculous, but there is a lot of moving, and that was my goal. I realized that I was doing entirely too much sitting.

Mine lived to be 94. Never owned or drove a car, he walked everywhere in his small town. His small house was on a hillside and he mowed the grass with a push mower until he was 92.

I average 12,000 - 14,000 steps a day on my Fitbit. It has helped regulate my blood sugar.

Also I have really geeky (black) New Balance running shoes which absorb a lot of shock. They are quite comfortable. My feet can still walk more today when I take animal out at 6

I spent 6 weeks this summer living in a city center and loved being reminded how easy it was to get my steps in. Retirement goals are to leave the suburbs behind. 

I only work very part time and I am at home a lot...I am aware that I need to move more but when I think of it I sort of don't know what to do. I stand up, can't think of a particular activity and sit down again   I need to change that!