Recently, there has been a cascade of study results
demonstrating the negative effects of sitting for long periods
on our health. It does not seem to matter whether it is sitting
in front of a TV screen, computer monitor, or ice cream
stand...it's the lack of motion that seems to be the problem.
Here is an excerpt from the article entitled "Sitting can be
more dangerous than smoking, study shows": Going to work could
be more harmful than smoking, a new study shows. That is if your
job involves sitting around for long periods of time. Research
carried out by the American College of Cardiology shows that
prolonged sitting is linked to increased risk of heart disease,
obesity, diabetes, cancer and even early death and could be just
as dangerous, if not more so, than smoking. Cardiologist Dr
David Coven said: Smoking certainly is a major cardiovascular
risk factor and sitting can be equivalent in many cases. The
fact of being sedentary causes factors to happen in the body
that are very detrimental.' He told CBS t