Sitting: It May Be Killing You

I am sure that you heard about all those studies that support the claim that sitting will eventually kill you prematurely. It is true that we have a whole culture around sitting. Even back in grade school you were told to sit down and keep your mouth shut. Now when we drive, we sit and when we are working on software development, we sit and so on. This has spurred the whole movement of standing desks, but is it enough? There are new studies coming out that say that sitting is damaging even if we exercise regularly. It has to do with the stretch of time that we sit. To mitigate the effects, try setting a timer or use a mobile application to remind you to get up for a couple minutes every half hours. Go for that standing desk, even if your co-workers look at you funny. You health should be more important. In fact, the standing desk can improve your concentration, stamina, and energy. If you must watch TV, get up during the commercials.