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Get Up!

Why Your Chair Is Killing You and What You Can Do About It

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Get Up!

By: James A. Levine
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson, Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle De Cuir, Harlan Ellison, Richard Gilliland, Leigh Roche, Stefan Rudnicki
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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 negativeconsequences 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.

©2014 James A. Levine (P)2014 Blackstone Audio Biological Sciences Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living Science Witty Funny Inspiring Self Development
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I loved every minute of this book and I'm planning to re-listen it again!!!! Extremely eye opening!

This is amazing

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Thought provoking book which I have thoroughly enjoyed and it did make me want to get up, great narration too.

Surprisingly good!

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Definitely makes you think about your long term health. Funny in parts, however a lot of what’s said makes sense. Would recommend…

Great book

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Loved it, found it randomly and throughly enjoyed it. Especially for a work from home victim

Insightful, enjoyable and funny

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We need more chair rebels in the world!
Levine does a brilliant job of PROVING what we ALL know but that which culture sustains
Levine you are my hero!!

Starting with he book over already!
Rachel Frances Thomson
Chair rebel

The game changer every ‘sitter’ MUST READ!

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It's a must read. Even better, put on a pair of trainers and listen to it whilst walking.

Everyone should listen to it!

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I’ve already recommended this book to my students to listen to or read. Having suffered the chair prison during lockdown I can attest that I have since been suffering from back and neck pain and I needed this to remind me to be proactive about to to help myself as well as ask for help from my employers as well as medical professionals so thank you for this. I wonder what life would be like if we all had more activity and less sitting in our lives!

Fascinating and very true!

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I found this so good

I loved the mixture of a life story and unassailable (to me) scientific facts

I want everyone close to me to read it

Ive started watching everyone moving

And I take every opportunity to move more

I’m sure you will enjoy this

It’s funny too

The only book that has really changed my mind

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A must read for anyone working at desk! And also a very enjoyable book. The author uses wit and funny anecdotes to explain a super-important topic. Not only this book is a lot of fun. It will also explain to you why you don't feel as great as you could. This book told me why a standing desk didn't turn out an ultimate answer to my discomfort, encouraged me to move more while working and alternating between standing and sitting often. And made me crave an under-desk treadmill which I'm gonna eventually get.

Get Up! and listen to it

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An informative and interesting listen.
Narration was a bit slow for me, but sped up and was fine.

A Lot to Think About

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