Sitting down affects men’s health

Men who spend more than fours a day hours sitting down are more likely to experience chronic disease than their less sedentary counterparts, a study has found.

Researchers found that the rates of chronic diseases reported in participants exponentially increased in proportion with the amount of time they spent siting down.

Despite how active people were outside of work hours, the amount of time they spent sitting down during the day had a significant effect on there health.

Read more at University of Western Sydney

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  1. Christopher White

    PhD candidate

    What a thoroughly depressing article! How many of us have a choice about how much sitting we do in our jobs?

    I'm quite certain that my employers would not be terribly impressed if I asked to be allowed to sit for less than four hours of my 7.5 hour shift; I'd simply be told to find another job.

    I appreciate that the researchers have found this link between our working lives and our health, but the question is what can we do about it?

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