New Research shows --- “Sitting is the new smoking.” Photo credits: You Tube: NoelKnowsbyExperience The simplest guideline for all of us would have to be, “Sit less and move more, ” according to close to 2,000-member Philippine Heart Association (PHA) and the husband and wife tandem of fitness gurus, Jim and Toni Saret . Yes, there’s a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of any cause. As your total sitting time increases, so does your risk of an early death. Sitting for around eight hours a day at the workplace increases the risk of contracting heart disease, cancer and diabetes by 40 percent . Actually, it can cause killer legs, too. Sad but true, this is alarming and should be taken seriously. Majority of the world population is in the working age-group. This group are always on the computer. Glued on their seats for eigh...
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