This is a (somewhat) misleading headline and report.<p>The report refers to a study which says that sitting is no worse than standing without moving the body.<p>However, the report does nothing to contradict past studies which show that sitting is bad for the body (in comparison with standing up and walking every n minutes).<p>A better way of reading the study would be to say that &quot;sitting&quot; and &quot;standing without moving&quot; are equally bad. A lot of other research suggests that sitting for hours is definitely worse than taking a break every hour (or n minutes) and walking for a couple of minutes in that break.