Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Sitting more than 11 hours is BAAAD!!!

Recent studies have noted the health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle, but a study illustrated the surprising scale of that risk.
People who sit for over 11 hours a day are 40% more likely to die over the next three years from any cause, regardless of how active they otherwise are. The study gathered data from nearly 22,500 people, and ruled out other risk factors like smoking and body-mass index. The results were purely due to long periods of sitting, the effects of which can impact everything from mental health to cancer risk.

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