At what point on life can we start tk exclhde ourselves from the health advice given to the general population?

Just ask teachers, hairdressers, shop assistants, nurses, doormen and all the other jobs which involve long hours standing and see if they agree with Michael Mosley! The Addenbrooke's report should have been issued as a health warning to all contemplating this type of work (e.g. me 43 years ago!). #wiseaftertheevent

Well, they'd know all about standing still for four hours. They have plenty of research material in A&E.

leg problems caused by standing

This is a reputable report from Addenbrookes. I can see the benefits to standing up and moving about (some call this walking) more. But I honestly cannot see any advantage in just standing still for long periods of time and the link below seems to highlight problems too.

Hence the " " Nonu ,
Gracesmum

There was a rather attractive personal trainer on television this morning who said housework only counted if you were having to make an extra physical effort. If it was stuff you normally waft around doing then it wasn't particularly good as exercise.
The main point about standing up seems to be the reduction in blood glucose. While this is a good thing it's not something you can feel happening. No body rushes round saying "Wow! I can feel my blood glucose evening out" do they?

Did not think you liked the word "Hubby" , Gracemum

It makes sense to me. I've always felt much more comfortable standing and hate jobs where I've had to sit down all the time. My body feels much happier standing. Sitting causes the aches and stiffness! (Quickly counteracted by a few yoga poses). Now that I'm retired I do most of my freelance work on the laptop standing up instinctively - especially in the morning. Why would I chose to sit when I've just spent 8 hours lying down?
Just listen to your body and do what it tells you it wants to do

You can tell that a "little light housework" is a good thing as all the professional men around can't wait to do it.
How good is "hubby" in that area, Nonu?

I think it must , Aka.

[thl grin]

I stand up to vacuum, dust, clean work surfaces and windows, to iron, hang out washing, change beds, chop vegetables, cook, etc....so does this count? [Hmm]

I agree, Flickety! And I would rather do a little light exercise than a little light housework of any sort.

A little light !! housework is a good thing IMO , as it keeps one on the move !!!!!!

blow what the "Experts" say !!

I always feel relaxed about ignoring all health advice I find inconvenient because I know that within ten years further research will show that the initial advice was completely wrong.

The obesity epidemic is now being blamed on the campaign to make us reduce the amount of fat we consume because when the fat was reduced it was replaced by sugars and refined carbohydrates that are far more likely to be turned into fat than the fat we originally ate.

Anyway that was one bit of advice I always ignored and I will continue to put butter on my (granary) bread and sometimes add a decent bit of full fat hard cheese to it. I did it when I was told I was putting my health at risk and I will certainly continue to do it now I know it is good for me.

Now why did I immediately think of this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew7Zkkucos8

I think it only doesn't count in terms of weight reduction which isn't the same thing as being fit.

Sorry, Eloethan but an article in today's Guardian says housework doesn't count.

I stood up full time for 14 years, behind a bar, and now my knees and hips are suffering for it, so no thanks!
I intend to sit down as much as I like now.

I think it's tiring just standing and I'm reasonably fit but the steep stairs leading out of our local tube station nearly finish me off.

this is the article

Suggesting that people "stand up" for three hours a day seems a bit silly but I do think that keeping active - even if it's only doing a bit of light housework or taking a short walk if one is able - is advisable. People with chronic pain have reported benefits from doing gentle exercise, even when sitting down, building up what they do gradually. Tai chi is supposed to be very physically (and mentally) beneficial.

I think the problem is that it's easy to get out of the habit of exercising regularly. I used to do 30 minutes of an exercise tape before I went to work, three mornings a week. I felt much better for it but, over time, got out of the habit and - I think as a consequence of this - have more aches and pains and am generally more prone to stiffness and sore muscles.

All I can say that since I'm no longer on my feet all day teaching, I no longer have constant pain from a fallen arch, weak Achilles tendon and although I still have painful knees, my retirement means I can pace myself during the day thereby getting more exercise (mostly gardening and dog walking) so, therefore, I'm fitter.

I think it's nonsense.

Good thinking kitty!!!!!

I think one can stop taking notice of any health advice given as soon as it's been read.

Last night's 'Trust Me I'm a Doctor' (BBC1) did and experiment with employees of an estate agency. They got rid of their chairs and worked standing up. Most of them thought they had benefited from it and some even said that they would continue to work this way. They were, however, mainly young and fit(ish).

That's what I thought gracesmum [threw my chair out at work years ago because it was scuffing my shoes]. For once a health headline that makes me feel good rather than being on the slippery slope [mind you am no longer standing up for half the day now]. And they didn't mention the varicose veins/standing up link either. But it was probably the standing that was making me tired which resulted in me retiring; however I always said I could never do a job that meant sitting down all day in front of a computer [which is what I'm doing now that I've retired ].