| Get Up!: Why Your Chair Is Killing You and What You Can Do about It Contributor(s): Levine, James A. (Author), Jackson, Gildart (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1481500813 ISBN-13: 9781481500814 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Healthy Living - Science | Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology - Health & Fitness | Exercise - General |
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| Publisher Description: From the codirector of the Mayo Clinic / Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative and inventor of the treadmill desk comes a fascinating wake-up call about our sedentary lifestyle.That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up , health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's chair-based world, where we no longer use our bodies as they evolved to be used, is having negative consequences on our health, and is a leading cause of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Over the decades, humans have moved from a primarily active lifestyle to one that is largely sedentary, and this change has reshaped every facet of our lives--from social interaction to classroom design. Levine shows how to throw off the shackles of inertia and reverse these negative trends through simple changes in our daily lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jackson, Gildart: - Gildart Jackson's acting credits span the stage and screen. He is most often recognized for his roles as Gideon on Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and recently played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature film You, directed by his wife, Melora Hardin. Levine MD Phd, James A.: -James A. Levine is a world-renowned professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic who travels around the world working with street kids. He has won more than fifty major awards in science and gives lectures to humanitarian groups around the world. Levine is the author of The Blue Notebook. |