Sitting, it seems, can be a very dangerous activity.
In a study published in May in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, they reported that, to no one’s surprise, the men who sat the most had the greatest risk of heart problems. Men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars (as passengers or as drivers) had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less. What was unexpected was that many of the men who sat long hours and developed heart problems also exercised.
I know that sitting really bothers my back. Depressing to learn that it also might kill me.
I wrote this post standing up.
Via.
Yeah don’t talk about what might actually kill you.
I hear you
Ha, good finish there. I try to make it a habit of walking around (even in circles) when I’m on the phone during the day, but sometimes sitting for long periods of time is simply unavoidable.