How Sitting All Day Could Damage Your Health, Even If You Exercise Regularly Outside Work - HuffingtonPost UK
Most of us know that to be fit and healthy we should be doing at least two and a half hours of physical activity per week. But did you realise that all your hard work could be going to waste if you spend the rest of your time sitting?
According to new research, sitting too much - even if you exercise regularly - can lead to a number of health problems in later life. Dr. David Alter, a heart expert from the University of Toronto, led a study looking into the effects of sitting on person's health. He and his colleagues analysed data from 47 previous studies which asked participants lifestyle questions, such as how much exercise they did per week.
The researchers linked sitting to higher rates of heart disease, cancer, hospitalisation and early death - even if the individual participated in regular exercise.
