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More than 26% of U.S. minutes every 30 minutes or hours of sitting most days. adults report that in the past 10 minutes every hour. -- If spending more time 30 days, the only activity Do your muscles shout if on light physical activity they got was whatever was you have to go up or down works better for you, you required to do their job. more than a short flight of can reduce your 55 minutes There are a lot of sit-and- stairs? Your goal is to be able of exercise most days to 13 stare-at-a-computer-screen to climb four flights of stairs vigorous minutes and then go jobs and working from home in 60 seconds or less. Start for 5.5 hours of light physical has slashed the notion of slow and steady -- see what activity and less than 10.3 by Karen Moy and Joe Giella motion even more! Only you can do when pushing hours of sitting. about one in four of you even yourself comfortably. The Light physical activity gets the still-official mini- reward: Studies show you’ll may be harder to work into mum of 150 minutes of activi- live longer. your day than a short burst ty a week. Pssst! We think 300 Take steps today. It’s time of exercise. So here are some minutes weekly will become to stand up on your own two around-the-house moves that a new minimum. legs -- and have some fun get- burn calories, use muscles, So here’s our idea: Listen to ting healthier and stronger. improve blood flow and gen- your legs -- that’s right, your To do that not only do you erally help you become more legs. If you’re too inactive, need to dedicate time five active. Studies show even they’ll be complaining loud days a week to exercise that trivial movement increases and clear. makes you sweat, raises your your metabolic rate substan- Hear a pop, creak, grind heart rate and uses your leg tially. and feel an ache or pain when muscles, you need to move -- Wash the car by hand BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom you stand up or sit down? more the rest of the day too. for 30 minutes. That burns The noises themselves can be “Getting 30 minutes of 200 calories if you weigh 185 benign, but when there’s pain physical activity per day, pounds. you want to work to strength- or 150 minutes per week, -- Walk your dog for 30 min- en thigh and calf muscles is what’s currently recom- utes. At four miles an hour, to take pressure off the sore mended, but you still have you’re doing a 15-minute spots. Weight loss, exercise the potential to undo all mile. You’ll burn 135 calories and physical therapy are all that good work if you sit if you’re 125 pounds and 200 beneficial. Talk with your too long,” says Sebastien calories if you’re 200 pounds. doc to get a routine that helps Chastin, lead author of a new Faster? Better. -- instead of aggravating -- study in the British Journal -- Garden. It can build mus- your condition. of Sports Medicine. cles and burn calories. Half Do you have tingly sen- The researchers found that an hour can use up to 200 GARFIELD by Jim Davis sations that surround your if you really want to extend calories if you’re planting calves, ankles and toes? your healthy life span you new trees, moving plants and There are serious medical need a combination of activi- soil or digging with a hand conditions that are associ- ties -- and more minutes dedi- trowel. ated with these sensations cated to exercising. As the world opens back -- diabetes, multiple sclerosis, -- You can reduce your risk up, open up your day to more etc. But they can also come of premature death by 30% movement. That will make from sitting in one position if you get 55 minutes of exer- every day a pleasure as you too long. Set an alarm to get cise, four hours of light phys- stay younger longer. up and walk for at least five ical activity, and less than 11 DEAR ABBY Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips FRANK & ERNEST® by Bob Thaves

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dat- What bothers me, and I don’t times, but she can’t seem to ing the same woman for more understand why, is her habit stop. than two years. She is a beau- of posting selfies and then Other than this, we seem tiful lady who has quite a few loving the comments from to have a healthy relation- male “fans” on Facebook, other men about her looks. ship with the occasional, mostly from before we met. We have discussed this many normal hiccups. I would like to take it to the next level, but I can’t help wondering if the Facebook habit is a sign that she needs more than what our relationship is giving her. Please advise. REX MORGAN, M.D. by Woody Wilson and Tony DiPreta -- HESITANT IN OHIO DEAR HESITANT: Her Facebook habit may be a sign that your lady friend is inse- cure -- or conceited -- about her looks, which is why she encourages these “fans” by “hearting” their comments. Frankly, it’s sad that she needs more validation than she can get from one person, but that’s the woman you’re involved with. If she were seeing these men in the real ® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman world, I would say you have a serious problem. But she’s not, so it shouldn’t present a threat unless you make it one. DEAR ABBY: My grand- son, who I haven’t seen in 10 years, is getting married to a girl I don’t know. My husband, “Hank,” and I are invited to the wedding. We live 1,000 miles away, so we have to book a flight, reserve a hotel and pay for all our meals. DILBERT by S. Adams Hank has been waiting the last three months for a date for knee surgery. Most of the time, he’s in pain -- especially when he walks. My daugh- ter thinks we should post- pone his surgery to attend the wedding. What do you think? -- DEBATING IN THE SOUTH DEAR DEBATING: Of course your daughter wants her father at her son’s wed- ding. That she would be ® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender disappointed -- as would the both of you -- is understand- able. But does she really want him there limping, wincing and in constant pain? Remind her that it has taken three months to get this surgery calendared. Tell her you will be with them in spirit on their special day, but her father’s health must come first. Then stick to your guns.