{"id":1288759,"date":"2020-04-13T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xy-yishc.shop\/?p=1288759"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:57:56","slug":"iowa-professor-espouses-the-benefits-of-exercise-btn-livebig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xy-yishc.shop\/2020\/04\/13\/iowa-professor-espouses-the-benefits-of-exercise-btn-livebig\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa professor espouses the benefits of exercise: BTN LiveBIG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Likely you?ve heard it all. You?ve seen the memes espousing America?s rediscovered love of sweatpants. You?ve heard others gripe about the ?Quarantine 15?, the apt named for the weight gain that seems inevitable with staying home. You may even have thought about going (gasp!) outside for a little exercise yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n The truly patriotic, humanitarian and civic-minded thing to do right now is to limit travel and social distance as much as possible. But the quarantine has led - or forced - many to abandon their exercise and activities. That comes at a cost, says University of Iowa<\/a> professor and physiologist Lucas Carr<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Recently we spoke with Carr via email about the detrimental effects of being sedentary and how we can all find time to get out bodies moving and our hearts pumping while keeping safe<\/span>.<\/p>\n (This interview has been edited for clarity and length.)<\/em><\/p>\n Many researchers (including one of our current graduate students) are asking this same question as it is unclear if we are moving more or less while under quarantine. There are many negative consequences of excessive sedentary behavior including an increased risk of several chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer), increased risk of early death, increased joint pain, and an impaired immune system function which is very relevant today.<\/p>\n
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Without being certain, it seems like we?re all moving less under quarantine. What are the ramifications of being sedentary?<\/h4>\n