Lowered prostate risk linked to occupational activity
Researchers from UCLA have wrapped up a study that links job activity to men's risk of developing prostate cancer. The findings spell out good things for men who stay on their feet or physically exert a lot of energy on a daily basis.The researches used strong elements to develop these results including personnel records, job description manuals, industrial hygiene review and retired worker interviews. In a nutshell, the message was clear: if you sit behind a desk all day, you'd better get out and do some kind of physical activity to counter balance it.
Jobs were categorized into low, moderate and high levels of activity. To give you an idea of the spectrum, low exertion levels commonly referred to managers and supervisors. On the other hand, workers classified in the high exertion category were men like mechanics and engineers. Those who developed prostate cancer were more likely to be in the low-activity classification than men doing other physically demanding things. You can find the write-up here for more information.
We all know it can be difficult to sneak healthy practices into busy workdays and hectic schedules. Sometimes the chore of working out and eating right becomes so overwhelming we let these tasks fall off our priority lists. Ditching good nutrition and physical fitness is never a good idea, though, and with a renewed commitment and a little creativity, these routines can stay right where they belong – at the top of our to-do lists. Here's how:
I was reading some archive material today and found an interesting article from this past April. Are you ready? Here is the jist: diets don't work. Uh-oh -- them's fighin' words, right?
I wish it were simply in my genes to be sleek, slender, and fit. It's not. I have to work for my body. If I work at eating a lot and exercising not a lot, my body responds -- with extra pounds. If I work at eating right and exercising with a vengeance, my body rewards me with a more toned and trimmed look. That's just the way it goes, for most of us anyway. Not for Oscar winner Hilary Swank, who recently credited her slim, toned body to nothing more than good genes. Damn her!
You may remember her as Jennifer on the classic TV show Family Ties or as the 34-year old wife and mom struggling to lose weight on VH1's
Is a feeling of weakness and old age setting in to those of you in your mid-40s? It shouldn't be, but those gray hairs and work stresses start piling up, along with a lack of time to boot. It all combines to make us feel old.
I'm not a gym girl. There's something about paying to join a health club that leaves me feeling obligated to huff and puff all the time. There's also the driving to and from the facility that always becomes a burden. For me, it's just too much pressure. I prefer to do my own thing. I like to walk and run on my treadmill at home, lift a few weights, stretch some resistance bands, hold a plank position for as long as I can stand it, master a handful of push-ups -- and spend lots of time outdoors.
Have a female in your household who works from home? She may be better off working outside the home, according to a new Gallup poll. So, close that laptop lid and send her, well, somewhere else.
It used to be that the courtesy clerks at my local grocery store were all high school students. Now it's a mixture of students and seniors. The seniors seem happy to be there (certainly more happy than the sometimes surly students) but I sometimes wonder why they're there -- if it's because they like people, then I'm happy for them. But if it's because they don't have enough money to support themselves in retirement, I feel a little sad for them and hope they are at least enjoying their work.
Sitting at a desk all day is a pain in the butt -- literally. In summer particularly, I wish I was working a job where I had to move around. Unfortunately, there aren't too many jobs like that for a writer, so I will continue to be glued to my computer and relish the coffee breaks.
This is one of those gadgets that made me laugh out loud when I first saw it, and then with a name like
Here's something that I suspect a lot of people do: They put aside a certain amount to time, say an hour or so, for the gym. But of that time, they don't take in to account the time they spend changing, chatting to other members, showering, resting and so on. The amount of time that they actually spend working out is actually pretty short and ineffective. Maybe it's a subconscious thing, but regardless, it's taking precious time away from your all-important workout. 









