{"id":2013,"date":"2013-11-17T05:12:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T09:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiscontemplativelife.com\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2013-11-17T05:12:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T09:12:35","slug":"movement-heals-dr-joan-vernikos-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/17\/movement-heals-dr-joan-vernikos-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Movement Heals :: Dr Joan Vernikos (NASA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In this 2012 talk at Ames research Center at NASA, Dr. Joan Vernikos explains how a lifestyle of frequent, low-intensity, non-exercise movement throughout the day is essential for health… not going to the gym, not running, not even walking.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Our body needs perpetual motion”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

” The key to lifelong health is more than traditional gym exercise: once a day, 3-5 days a week (perhaps)… But the answer is to rediscover a lifestyle of constant natural low intensity non-exercise movement, that uses the gravity vector, throughout the day – including weekends…”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Watch her here (she is delightful!) in less than 5 minutes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Joan Vernikos on Youtube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.joanvernikos.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here’s the blurb about her work and her book:<\/p>\n

\u201cSitting Kills, Moving Heals\u201d by Dr Joan Vernikos<\/p>\n

Her work demonstrates how modern sedentary lifestyles contribute to poor health, obesity, and diabetes, and how health can be dramatically improved by continuous, low-intensity, movement that challenges the force of gravity. Citing her original NASA research on how weightlessness weakens astronauts\u2019 muscles, bones, and overall health, the author presents a simple and effective plan for maintaining good health throughout life by developing new lifestyle habits of frequent gravity-challenging movement. Written for everyone who spends most of their lives sitting in chairs, at desks, and in cars, this practical, easy-to-follow action plan outlines simple gravity-challenging activities such as standing up frequently, stretching, walking, and dancing that are more healthful and effective than conventional diet and exercise regimens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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