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Ciao ragazzi, risk factor mama here. I am an epidemiologist, an expert in all manner of deadly threats to life. And I'm here to show you some tips and tricks so you can stay sane in an insane world. And today we're gonna kick off this mini series. Do you hear that? Disco. Yes, it has benefits.
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I don't care if you think it's bad music. Yes, it's not good music maybe for you, but it's great stuff for exercise. And you know what exercise is? Movement is medicine. And so I invite you to take that in. Listen to the queen herself, the late Donna Summer, one of the queen goddesses of disco.
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I am, after all, from that era. So move with me, my friends, move. And I know there are people who spend hours at their desk, right, hunching over the computer. Or there are a bunch of dentists out there too. And you all hunch over your patients. So you've got to do the anti-shrimp move. Move your feet.

Your Daily Brush: Exercise Made Easy with Risk Factor Mama - epidemiologist and expert in all manner of deadly threats to life

You can turn exercise into joyful movement with a little help from one of the Queens of Disco, Donna Summer. I invite you to do some aerobic movement to her classic: I Feel Love.

Dear Friends,

Sooner or later I had to introduce you to my sister.

Earlier today, we had a heated discussion that brought up all kinds of long-standing sibling rivalry issues between us.

I caved in to her demands and decided to let her share her message with you, (though this is my newsletter.

As you can imagine, it is not easy dealing with a know it all.

Marital experts say it is better to be kind than to be right. And in this instance, when dealing with my sister, though we are not married, it seemed wise to heed this bit of advice to promote harmony in our family life.

So rather than seek to assert my dominance in our tenuous sibling relationship, I decided to let her have a go at sharing her love of disco music, thinly disguised as a form of exercise.

I know there are some serious musicians among our subscribers - including a professor of musicology, at least three professional pianists, a music composer and song writer, and a vocalist.

There is also an epidemiologist among our subscribers.

My apologies to all of you.

Rx: If you sit for long hours at the computer, be sure to get up every hour and stretch and move. And if you are a dentist or dental hygienist who spends endless hours in what my sister calls “the curved shrimp” position as you peer into people’s mouths, please be sure to also get up and stretch like she demonstrates in the video.

Please remember to move your upper body as well during these periodic breaks.

Get creative. Use Risk Factor Mama’s moves as a starting point - and may you be inspired to move to any music of your choice.

To your health!


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Grace Carter's avatar

Love the video - and thanks for the simple exercise!

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Dr SD Shanti's avatar

Thank you for your kind feedback! It can be a challenge for so many of us to look for ways to balance our long hours at the computer. So glad you found the video relevant.

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I am, after all, from that era. So move with me, my friends, move. And I know there are people who spend hours at their desk, right, hunching over the computer. Or there are a bunch of dentists out there too. And you all hunch over your patients. So you've got to do the anti-shrimp move. Move your feet.