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Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later

Worried you're spending too much time on the couch watching Netflix shows? NPR's Morning Addition radio program recently featured Patti Neighmond to discuss how prolonged sitting and binge TV-viewing may take a toll on your ability to walk. Hoping this information could be helpful and even preventative to future back pain, Kimberly Safman, MD brought this article to our attention to share.

If you sit too much during middle age — at work and at home — your ability to exercise or even walk in late decades is at risk, a study hints. And, of course, your risk of heart disease climbs, too.

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