Move It Or Lose It

Look at these extremely harsh numbers from a recent study at the National Cancer Institute.
When the eight and a half year study started, not one of the 240,000 people, aged 50-71 years, had cancer or heart disease.
Even if they exercised every day, those who were sedentary for more than 7 hours a day had a 61% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. They also had a 22% higher risk of dying from cancer compared to those who were sedentary for less than an hour a day.
Don’t exercise at all and your risk goes through the roof – a 47% greater risk of dying from all causes and a 100% greater chance of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Bet even daily exercise does not fully protect you. Sitting for prolonged periods is to be avoided as if your life depended on it – because it does! So get off your chair once an hour for even only a few minutes.
If you want to make sure you get back to work in under 5 minutes, here’s a tip. Prepare a list of two to five minute jobs that require you to get off the chair and do one each hour.

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