September 29, 2014
We live in a society that requires us to sit the majority of the day. From commuting to work, to sitting through meetings and working at our desk, Americans spend an average of 7.5 hours per day seated at work. If you’re like most Americans, you likely follow your long day of sitting at work with 1 to 3 hours of sitting in front of the television when you get home. Leading such sedentary lives has wreaked havoc on the health of our nation and led doctors to coin the phrase “Sitting Disease.” …Read More
September 22, 2014
Study shows sitting 5 or more hours is extremely dangerous to your health
Researchers conducted a study to see if there is a link between working in a traditional office environment and an increased risk of heart failure. Following 82,000 men, ages 45 to 69, over 10 years led to the conclusion that men who don’t exercise regularly and whose jobs require them to sit for five or more hours per day are twice as likely to develop heart failure than their more active counterparts. …Read More
September 12, 2014
Did you know that standing at work can improve your overall health?
Office workers are dying a slow death by leading a sedentary existence at work. The nation over, office employees spend up to 8 hours each day in the seated position; that’s up to 40 hours per week with little to no physical activity. Over an entire career, that number can balloon to over 60,000 hours stuck in the seated position. …Read More