"Exercising for 30 minutes a day doesn't necessarily offset the hours of sitting." A number of articles about the dangers of sitting have made headlines since

"Exercising for 30 minutes a day doesn't necessarily offset the hours of sitting." A number of articles about the dangers of sitting have made headlines since at least 2010. But none of them — as far as I can recall — have said that exercise doesn't counter the affects of sitting for hours at a time. It will be interesting to look at the actual research and see how this notion impacts what has previously been touted and widely believed.