So, at work we get these Daily Safety Thoughts. I like them. It’s a short email that wanders into my inbox every morning, quietly waiting for a moment when I can sneak away from the chaos of the ant farm and steal myself some know-how. The pocket-sized message covers a whole variety of subjects that touch on all aspects of life, leaving no hobby unexamined and no routine without analysis. The Safety Thought is a single serving of quick-and-easy that tricks me into passively investing into the Hi-Jacked! Bank O’ Knowledge; in striving to become a true Wisdom Warrior I’m a sucker for the Tid-Bit. Since this daily package of info doesn’t require hours of digging, or anything more than a single click of the mouse for that matter, it’s easy to mistaken what’s happening for ‘Fun’; when really it’s very much Fun’s estranged, pouty step-bro, Learning, trying to sneak into the party dressed like the cool kids - and the little guy's pulling it off. The Daily Safety Thought, best thing since sliced work-week (let the 3-day weekend revolution begin). Slowly but surely I am expanding my library’s selection of fun facts.
That’s not to say that I crack open the email and just let the sneaky b@sTerd set up shop in my mind without a little hey-how-are-ya first. I expect a working visa, some credentials, a reason to believe the message is more than just some sort of clever word pay – I expect quality. So when today’s Thought strolled into my inbox with its flashy swagger and its user-friendly buzz words, I called in the canines…
Is Television Bad For Your Health?
My daughter has a specific ailment with symptoms of hearing loss, inattention, and loss of mobility. You can talk to hear but when she has this condition, it’s like she isn’t really there. The good news is that it seems to occur during a specific activity. Watching her favorite television show.
Your mom may have been right about the dangers of television. In a recent publication provided by WorkCare, a study of over 8,800 adults found an 18 percent increase in the risk of heart disease for every hour of television watched per day. Study participants met the following criteria:
• Both healthy and unhealthy weight
• Exercised at least 30-45 minutes per day
• Had no history of heart disease
MESSAGE: Too much sitting is bad for your health. In addition to exercising regularly and eating healthy, avoid sitting for long periods of time.
So if I’m reading this right, and I like to think that I am, we have two options, ‘don’t watch TV and live’ or ‘Diiiiiiiiiiiiiie!’. Hmmm, well when you put it that way, I guess I better police-tap my TV room and trade Showtime for Booktime… REALLY?! TV kills? Is that the neatly wrapped gift of goodness that you’re selling? Come on. This game doesn’t work anymore, you can’t just hate on television because nobody likes you. Wake up and smell the cooking channel; La Restaurant de Télé is now serving 5-star delicacies from its made-to-measure menu. This has nothing to do with television and everything to do with you not having any friends.
That’s not to say that I crack open the email and just let the sneaky b@sTerd set up shop in my mind without a little hey-how-are-ya first. I expect a working visa, some credentials, a reason to believe the message is more than just some sort of clever word pay – I expect quality. So when today’s Thought strolled into my inbox with its flashy swagger and its user-friendly buzz words, I called in the canines…
Is Television Bad For Your Health?
My daughter has a specific ailment with symptoms of hearing loss, inattention, and loss of mobility. You can talk to hear but when she has this condition, it’s like she isn’t really there. The good news is that it seems to occur during a specific activity. Watching her favorite television show.
Your mom may have been right about the dangers of television. In a recent publication provided by WorkCare, a study of over 8,800 adults found an 18 percent increase in the risk of heart disease for every hour of television watched per day. Study participants met the following criteria:
• Both healthy and unhealthy weight
• Exercised at least 30-45 minutes per day
• Had no history of heart disease
MESSAGE: Too much sitting is bad for your health. In addition to exercising regularly and eating healthy, avoid sitting for long periods of time.
So if I’m reading this right, and I like to think that I am, we have two options, ‘don’t watch TV and live’ or ‘Diiiiiiiiiiiiiie!’. Hmmm, well when you put it that way, I guess I better police-tap my TV room and trade Showtime for Booktime… REALLY?! TV kills? Is that the neatly wrapped gift of goodness that you’re selling? Come on. This game doesn’t work anymore, you can’t just hate on television because nobody likes you. Wake up and smell the cooking channel; La Restaurant de Télé is now serving 5-star delicacies from its made-to-measure menu. This has nothing to do with television and everything to do with you not having any friends.
First off, leave your daughter alone. She’s effing watching her favourite show! She doesn’t put herself between you and you’re needle-point during a mad creative outburst, so why are you nagging and trying to wreck her world during her special time. Just wait for a commercial, and then you can do all the interrupting you want with your Me-Me-Me episodes.
Second, are you actually sending me these lies while I sit, with my body slowly solidifying, at my desk? Really?! Really Safety Thought?! How about making things interesting, how about you call out the 9-to-5 virus that’s eating away at my situation. I am totally on board with Mobility. I’m not surprised that sitting for ridiculously long periods of time would cause our bodies to rebel. We weren’t built to statue-up, day after day, leaving us wondering why we need an elevator to avoid stairs and a limp to help us walk. But seriously, this is the platform that you’ve built to band-stand from, ‘TV is Bad’? I can only imagine what you would say if you knew that I had a TV in my bedroom, where I sleep, for extended periods of time. I wonder if too much lying down also increases heart disease?
Which brings me to point number three. You can’t just claim crazy things like ’18 percent increase in risk of heart disease for every hour of television watched per day’, regardless of your physical health, and not delve a little deeper. Is it specifically sitting while in front of colour projection, or am I at risk if I consider the Showtime-Booktime trade? Can I use this study as an excuse to never again have to sit through one of those long Uni lectures that have tried to suck my soul dry of its life essence? What if I hamster-it-up on a treadmill and chase down my TV show at a comfortable jog (that’s with a soft ‘j’)? What if I steal a TV, and instead of ride in the getaway I use the flatscreen as a sail and I hoof-it a la Trainspotting? What then Safety Topic, what then?
Too much? Did I go overboard on this one? I know it’s just my little friend the Daily Safety Topic, but I can’t help it, it’s Friday, I’m all hyped up and jazzed for the weekend. Plus I have no patience for that worn out ‘TV is the Devil’ argument anymore, even Ned Flanders grabs his gospel from the Tube these days. I will say this, Mobility is key. And whether it’s rolling as a desk jockey or potatoing on your couch (via TV, romance novel, gaming session, deep dedicated Zen), you need to get your move-and-groove on sooner than later.
I will also say this, the lesson to learn from this little exposé is do not mess with a Favourite TV Show. Unless I can hit the two-bars and pause the screen gems, I’m going to go with the Hi-Jacked!-is-out-of-order idea and set up the “ignore the Charlie-Brown drowning voice” autopilot nod. And that's my calm and happy approach to the Nag, we can always do things the hard ways. As you know I take my TV seriously...
and that is your Daily Safety Thought from Hi-Jacked!
for more on Mobility check out Mark's Daily Apple:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?s=Joint+Mobility
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