Stephanie's post (below) made me think of the recent research that shows how bad sitting is for our health , even if we do also work out regularly. Stephanie's comment that exercise, sleep, and healthy eating are not luxuries really struck a chord with me. And it coincides with what I've been trying to do the last couple of weeks--move while I'm working. While I'd really love a treadmill desk, I'm not sure where I'd put one, and they're pretty expensive. So my fabulous husband decided to try out a set of simple elliptical pedals first. We bought one for less than $100 on amazon.com and so far, it seems to be working well, at least in terms of my writing output and productivity. I currently have it in front of my kitchen island, and have my laptop on top of my microwave, which allows me to hop on the elliptical and still type on the laptop and read off the screen while I'm moving. The transition has been surprisingly smooth, once I got use
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