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Spending too much time sitting down is believed to increase mortality even if you exercise regularly. E.g. http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/too-much-sitting-
by tveita 12y ago
Spending too much time sitting down is believed to increase mortality even if you exercise regularly.
E.g. http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/too-much-sitting-linked-to-an-early-death-201401297004 http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/too-much-sitting-linked-t...:
“Even if you are doing the recommended amount of moderate to vigorous exercise, you will still have a higher risk of mortality if you’re spending too many hours sitting,” says Dr. JoAnn Manson, one of the study’s authors, and chief of preventive medicine at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
- fidz 12y agoWhat is "too much"? So what should we do? In school, we studied in class by sitting on the school chair. That habit continue in campus. Also, some worker are forced to do their job by sitting (e.g. taxi driver, pilot). Btw, The article said that 8+ hours and it applies to woman.