Many people sit for too long at work but some are also sitting down for too long during their spare time tooThousands of premature deaths could be avoided each year if people reduced the amount of time they spend sitting down.
Some 11.6% of deaths in the UK during 2016 were linked to prolonged sedentary behaviour, according to research from Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University. Around 69,276 deaths could have been prevented that year if this behaviour - defined as sitting for more than six hours a day - was eliminated, they found.The authors wrote:"Many individuals in the UK spend their leisure time in sedentary behaviour, and the workplace represents a significant proportion of unavoidable daily sitting time for many people.
"Measures should be taken to reduce sedentary behaviour with the aim of improving population health and reducing the financial burden to the health service." They estimated that the NHS spends around £700m treating diseases associated with prolonged sedentary behaviour.
Not sitting down studying?
Meh
I'm ok then, I spend most of the day and night lying down.
Couch potatoes ..TVs should come with a government health warning .. will leave u brain dead and fast forward an early departure!!
Therefore 9/10 deaths linked to not sitting so sitting is the key to a long life
Well, I guess I’m fucked.
Another nonsense story from the church of science.
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