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As with any work week, you probably feel like you’ve aged a million years since Monday/Tuesday as you trudge out of the office every Friday. And it turns out, you may not be wrong.
According to a new study from researchers at the University of California at San Diego, people that sit for more than ten hours a day, as most cubicle dwellers do, can make you “biologically” eight years older than you chronologically are.
Dr. Aladdin Shadyab, who led the study, said that “Our study found cells age faster with a sedentary lifestyle.” The reason? Those that sit longer have shorter telomeres, which are “tiny protective caps found on the ends of DNA strands that act like the plastic tips of shoelaces.” Telomores get shorter and wear out with age, so people that spent most of their time sitting on their asses have “older” cells. And not only that, people with shorter telomeres are also more likely to have cardiovascular disease, diabetes and major cancers. Sweet.
On the (sort of) upside, the researchers did find that regular exercise can offset some of the damage sitting does to telomeres.
Yay. Another reason to go to the gym. .
[via New York Post]
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Jenna Crowley
Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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Oh, I always thought it was because we are all collectively trapped in a perpetual debt cycle with no end in sight as we sit all day doing menial tasks for something that holds no real value besides the arbitrary one that some powerful people place on it and then we just hand it over to faceless entities and then buy shit to eat to keep the cycle going until we get diagnosed with something or get in a car accident or eaten by wolves on the one little camping trip a year that you can afford and miss work for like 2 days. Where’s the study on this shit? They never tell you about this shit growing up
The lack of commas here was slightly painful.
It just read like a deFries tweet. Nothing new.
I was in a meeting and had to sacrifice the time it takes to flip to the comma button
This is arguably your best comment
Man, I know this is meant to be at least partially satirical, but you just depressed the fuck out of me. For anyone living even remotely close to this level of misery, there are other ways to do it. You have to say “fuck it” and make bold moves to put yourself in a better position. The only blockers are mental. You only have one opportunity to do life right. Examine your priorities, make moves, and save yourself. For the love of god save yourself.
Madison, I won’t lie to you…this is definitely
satirical and teeters on the edge of pure existential nihilism but I thoroughly enjoy my life, my career, and my side business. That being said, I do have a reputation to uphold within this comment section forum. It’s not easy to come up with philosophical, satirical, and comedic material day in, day out that tries to make people laugh or think deeper even if I am just bullshitting. I appreciate the response. It’s not everyday that a CEO comes into the comment section and drops knowledge.
Jesus Christ tyler durden, the world is not that bad.
I’m both more depressed & enlightened after reading that.
Nah, I feel like shit cause my addy wears off.
female or hipster male in that stock photo?
this is an important question
I’m leaning towards hipster, i don’t think girls rock shirts with elbow patches on them.
androgynous hipster, its all the rage these days.
“Xer”
I know I’m late to this but just an FYI, the plastic pieces on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.