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Sitting: Can sitting too much negatively impact your health?


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It has been found that prolonged hours of sitting can actually be detrimental to your health. Sitting for long periods of time on a regular basis has been linked to a variety of health problems such as cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, exercising for a few hours a week does not necessarily make up for the risk. The important thing is to try and get up and move around as often as possible. If you work at a desk all day, try to get up every once in a while and move your body! In fact, when standing you burn three times more calories than when sitting.

How will you incorporate more movement into your daily routine? How do you make sure to be active and on your feet?

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sitting/AN02082 Retrieved on August 11th, 2010.  

Samantha, Bilingual Health Educator

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