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Sedentary activities are those of very little or no movement and include sitting, lying down and standing. Standing for long periods has a similar effect on metabolism as sitting. (Unsplash+/Curated Lifestyle)

Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here’s what being sedentary does to your body

Scott Lear, Simon Fraser University

From a biological perspective, being inactive is more than the opposite of being active. Being sedentary results in unique physiological changes that can lead to a variety of health risks.
Media reports failed to mention limits to evidence in new guidelines about sitting and moving at work, and missed commercial interests that were initially not disclosed. Kennyrhoads/Wikimedia Commons

How the media oversold standing desks as a fix for inactivity at work

Catriona Bonfiglioli, University of Technology Sydney and Josephine Chau, University of Sydney

Here’s how reporting of the world’s first specific advice on reducing inactivity at work has overplayed the role of standing desks.
While office workers often worry they sit too long while on the job, research suggests standing at work increases the risk of heart disease. (Shutterstock)

Standing too much at work can double your risk of heart disease

Peter Smith, University of Toronto

Annoyed you don’t have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day: Standing may double the risk of heart disease.
Sitting down at work all day may not be so bad for you after all. How did we get it so wrong? from www.shutterstock.com

Why sitting is not the ‘new smoking’

Emmanuel Stamatakis, University of Sydney

New research shows not all sitting is bad for our health, so long as you’re active at other times of the day.

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  1. Apple Watch
  2. Exercise
  3. Physical activity
  4. Public health
  5. Sedentary lifestyles
  6. Sitting
  7. Sitting down
  8. Standing desk
  9. Urology
  10. Walking

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