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Sitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy, study shows | CNN

Sitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy, study shows | CNN

A sedentary lifestyle has been blamed for aiding the onset of many diseases. And yet, many jobs force people to mostly sit. Those Who love watching the television or pressing their phones also sit a lot. But a study suggests how to balance out the sitting/moving-around imbalance in order to help people fight the risk of disease.

Five minutes of light walking every half hour can help alleviate some of the increased risk that comes with sitting for long stretches of the day, according to the study published Thursday in the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.

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27 responses to “Sitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy, study shows | CNN”

  1. pink Avatar
    pink

    Exercise is very good for the body. It keeps the body very fit.

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Absolutely

  2. Avatar
    Anonymous

    It is good for us to take our health seriously.

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Truth

  3. Debby Avatar
    Debby

    They say health is wealth.

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Indeed

  4. Abna Avatar
    Abna

    Thanks for the information that sitting too long is bad. That is more reason we should take exercise serious.

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Yes

    2. Confidence1 Avatar
      Confidence1

      Yes

  5. Pretty Avatar
    Pretty

    Thanks for the update.

    1. Nnebabe1 Avatar
      Nnebabe1

      I can relate
      It’s true

      1. smart'n-ok Avatar
        smart’n-ok

        Nice

    2. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Enjoy

  6. Mpk Avatar
    Mpk

    Thanks for sharing

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Enjoy

  7. Potal Avatar
    Potal

    Good to know. Thanks for the information.

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Enjoy

  8. Omaonu Avatar
    Omaonu

    Thank you for sharing

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Enjoy

  9. Yamcybab Avatar
    Yamcybab

    Exactly, health is wealth

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Indeed it is

  10. Martins Okey Avatar
    Martins Okey

    Interesting

  11. katepresh Avatar
    katepresh

    Thanks for sharing,me that use to sit one place more than 2 hours

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      Lol

  12. Nnebabe1 Avatar
    Nnebabe1

    Exactly

    1. smart'n-ok Avatar
      smart’n-ok

      It’s time for exercise

  13. Confidence1 Avatar
    Confidence1

    Thanks for sharing

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