I’ll give you a hint, you’re doing it right now.
We are spending more time sitting down than ever before in human history, and it’s killing us. Think I’m being over dramatic? Take a look at some startling facts about sitting:
Sitting increases risk of death by 40%
Sitting for over 6 hours a day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within the next 15 years than someone who sits less than 3, even if you exercise.
Sitting makes us fat
1 in 3 Americans is obese. That’s insane. A huge contributor to that is sitting. Obese people on average sit for 2.5 hours a day more than non-obese people.
Sitting wrecks your body
People with sitting desk jobs have twice the rate of cardiovascular disease as people with standing jobs.
Convinced yet? Take a look a the infographic below to find out how you can keep your chair from killing you.
Source: medicalbillingandcoding.org