Stand up when you talk on the phone, it lowers your blood sugar. Fold the laundry standing up. If you're going fishing, leave the chair with the fancy cupholders at home. Light exercise may help cut the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Australian researchers studying 173 non-diabetic adults found the longer participants spent on low-intensity activities, the lower their blood sugars. Surprisingly, the association between light exercise and reduced blood glucose was irrespective of moderate to vigorous activity levels. But do not throw out the treadmill. Researchers stressed light exercise should not replace the recommended 30 minutes of medium to intense daily exercise.
Since I ruptured my achilles tendon last month, I've been zipping across the kitchen linoleum on an office chair. Not good. I need to stand more frequently on my one good leg with the help of those creaky crutches. Wait, does this mean I reap half the benefit?
