2904: Can You Catch Heart Disease From A Chair by Bryce Hastings with Les Mills on How to be Healthier

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2904: Sitting may be the new smoking, as Bryce Hastings explores the surprising link between prolonged chair use and heart disease. Studying the Hadza people of Tanzania reveals that it's not just sitting, but how we sit that matters; squatting and kneeling activate muscles, reducing harmful triglyceride buildup. Simple changes, like standing desks or moving more throughout the day, could dramatically improve long-term health. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.lesmills.com/fit-planet/health/sitting/ Quotes to ponder: "Sitting is the new smoking. Even if you’re a regular at the gym, long periods of sitting on a regular basis have been shown to significantly shorten your life." "The key difference is that the Hadza don’t use chairs; they squat or kneel. These positions require low-grade muscle activation that, despite the low intensity, has a dramatic effect." "Exercise is great for warding off the hazards of modern life. But if you’re inactive for long periods during the day, you’re still at high risk of contracting some nasty diseases." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	Can you catch heart disease from a chair?
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1:04.5	Can You Catch Heart Disease from a Chair by Bryce Hastings with lesmills.com.
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