There has been some debate in past years over the degree to which time spent sitting is harmful to long-term health, and whether the negative effects of time spent sitting can be removed by suitable amounts of exercise. We live in a sedentary age, and many people spend most of their working lives in a seat, punctuated by the exercise that they do carry out. Evidently a fully sedentary lifestyle is a bad thing, the evidence is clear on that front. But does extended sitting time cause harms even in those who are exercising to a reasonable degree? The epidemiological evidence le…
A Twin Study Indicates Time Spent Sitting Correlates with a Faster Pace of Aging
There has been some debate in past years over the degree to which time spent sitting is harmful to long-term health, and whether the negative effects of time spent sitting can be removed by suitable amounts of exercise. We live in a sedentary age, and many people spend most of their working lives in a seat, punctuated by the exercise that they do carry out. Evidently a fully sedentary lifestyle is a bad thing, the evidence is clear on that front. But does extended sitting time cause harms even in those who are exercising to a reasonable degree? The epidemiological evidence le…