Sitting is dangerous for your health

The average worker spends over five hours and 40 minutes sitting at their job every day and a new study says it’s bad for your health, with some claiming the long-term effects of sitting can be as bad as smoking.

Dr. Michael Jensen, from the Mayo Clinic, joined KDKA Radio’s Larry Richert and John Shumway […]

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April 24th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Diet and Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Treadmill desk, Treadmill workstation | Leave a comment

Sitting all day is bad for your health! What to do about it.

Don’t just sit there. Really

From the LA Times:

The chair is out to kill us,’ a Mayo doctor says. Several studies point to the health risks of too much sitting.

“Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us,” says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women’s health at the […]

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May 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Sitting is bad for you, Standing Desk, Stay fit while working, Treadmill desk, Treadmill workstation | Leave a comment

Sitting can be lethal, any movement counts

Why do some people who consume the same amount of food as others gain more weight? […]

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April 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Diet and Health, Lose weight with treadmill desk, Metabolism, Standing Desk, Stay fit while working, Step Desk, Treadmill desk, Treadmill workstation, weight loss | Leave a comment