Get Moving

2/27/2015 10:02:00 AM

A new report from Annals of Internal Medicinereinforces the belief that sitting is the new smoking--even if you include physical activity in yourroutine. While exercising 150 minutes a week has been found to have a preventive role in healthconditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc., the report shows that exercise andsedentary living are mutually exclusive, and the benefits of exercise are not enough to combat theharmful effects of sitting for extended periods of six or more hours. Guess who spends six or morehours a day seated at their desks? Students. In fact, population-based studies have found that over

50% of the average person's waking day is spent doing sedentary activities, such as watchingtelevision or using a computer. Time for a walk?

To view the full report visit http://annals.org/article.aspx

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