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Levine mixes fascinating research, levity, and sound advice in a call to action against the modern sedentary life. -- Booklist Noting that the average American sits for thirteen hours each day, Levine, the inventor of the 'treadmill desk, ' shows how a life spent sitting can lead to any number of health problems. -- Publishers Weekly We are learning that the percentage of time you spend sitting is a significant influence on health: the lower the better. In Get Up! Dr. Levine explains the science accounting for this effect and offers practical advice for changing our habits. I recommend it. -- Andrew Weil, MD

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James A. Levine is a world-renowned professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic who travels around the world working with street kids. He has won more than fifty major awards in science and gives lectures to humanitarian groups around the world. Levine is the author of The Blue Notebook. Gildart Jackson's acting credits span the stage and screen. He is most often recognized for his roles as Gideon on Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and he played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature film You, directed by his wife, Melora Hardin.

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