Marathon runners as couch potatoes

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Someone can train for a marathon and simultaneously qualify as a couch potato, recent research shows, raising provocative questions about how sedentary most of us really are.

The amount of time that most of us spend sitting has increased substantially in recent decades, especially as computers and deskbound activities have come to dominate the workplace. According to one telling recent study, the average American sits for at least eight hours a day.

Such prolonged sedentariness may have health consequences, additional research shows. A study of almost 2,000 older adults published in August, for instance, found that those who spent the most hours seated every day had a greater risk of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, a poor cholesterol profile and body-wide inflammation than those who sat the least, no matter how much either group exercised (which, generally, was not much).

What Apple Did and Didn’t Announce at the October 22 Event

Apple had a productive day on October 22, 2013. And, that’s putting it lightly. On the same day that the company had some sort of shindig, it was reported that lots of people have downloaded something from Apple. After one month, Tim Cook revealed that iTunes Radio has 20 million “listeners,” who have listened to 1 billion songs, so far. Not too shabby considering the service is only available in the U.S. Cook also mentioned that within five days, Apple’s iOS 7 was found on some 200 million devices. He also boasted that 64% of iOS devices are now running iOS 7. Another staggering figure for software that has only been available to the public since September 18. If that wasn’t enough, the iOS App Store also has over one million apps, which have been downloaded 60 billion times.This news was probably most likely welcomed by developers who have made $13 billion on the platform.

THIS VICTORY IS ULTIMATELY FOR MY COUNTRY INDIA: SRISHTI RANA

21 -year old Srishti Rana made the country proud by winning the coveted Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 title outclassing 49 other contestants in Korea on Oct 30. This is the second time in a row when India has won the Miss Asia Pacific World title. Srishti not only won the coveted title but she also clinched the Best National Costume award. We caught up with an elated Srishti Rana who was more than happy to share her side of the story. 

Congratulations Srishti on winning the Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 title. Were you confident of winning the title? 
Thank you so much! Yes, I was expecting it, because I had worked hard for it and did my best. I tried to be my best. The competition was definitely tough, but my confidence came from the training I was given and the sincere efforts I'd put in. This is the happiest I've ever been. I can't find words to describe this feeling.