If you do one thing this week... sit less
HOW LONG do you sit for extended periods each day?
Maybe it happens at work, in the car or when you are watching TV. Just like some people measure their steps with a pedometer, it could also be an interesting experiment to work out how long you spend on your backside.
New analysis published in BMJ Open looked at the impact of sitting and television viewing on population life expectancy in the USA. The study looked at published findings on the association between sitting or television viewing and all-cause mortality and also looked at figures on sedentary behaviour.
“The analyses indicate that population life expectancy in the USA would be 2 years higher if adults reduced their time spent sitting to [less than 3 hours per day] and 1.38 years higher if they reduced television viewing to [less than 2 hours were day].”
