Tuesday Sniping: Standing-Desk Edition

Another reason TV is not too indulged in: sitting can kill you! Even if you are an elite tri-athalete but then come home to sit at a workstation for eight hours or else watch the tube-boob for that length of time, the ensuing stasis will eventually lead to metabolic syndrome, even though you engaged in strenuous physical activity regularly! Truly, as long as you’re not sleeping, you really just have to keep moving. NEAT is the way to go…

NEAT stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. Moving produces more of it than just standing. But standing produces more of it than does sitting. Keep the fat-burning enzymes streaming! All right, all right, ya R.E.M.-loversz: Stand in the place where you work! You don’t need one of those ridiculous-looking treadmill desks; if it was good enough for Hemingway & Donnie Rumsfeld (Rummysecretwar!) to forsake a chair while working, we shall do it also.

Mountain
Race 1: #5 Divine One
Race 2: #6 Stormy Dude
Race 7: #3 Shirleycee

Again, your first “First Post” post of your new (Belmont!) racing week coming tomorrow. Until then, it’s goodbye. Next time!