Posted on 06/17/2014 8:38:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Spending too much time sitting still can increase the risk of some cancers, heart disease and diabetes, new research has shown.
Every extra two hours spent sitting was associated with a 10% increased chance of developing cancer of the womb lining in women, while bowel and lung cancer risk was raised by 8% and 6% respectively.
The effect appeared to be unrelated to how much exercise people took when not sitting. This suggests that even in people who are generally physically active, sitting down for too long can increase cancer risk. …
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
:) Lying down too! Cycling about a 10 miles a day is that compensates for the problems with sitting.
I live in chairs and wheelchairs. I don’t have them. Maybe you should wait to sit on the toilet before straining.
I’m a dead man sitting!
I suspect these studies are funded by some shoe company. As Billy Graham once said, “The death rate is 100%”.
-PJ
Most of my painting friends, paint sitting down. When you are working on a painting you need to back up ever so often and look at it from a distance. People who sit don’t do that.
Like what?
We’re all dying from the moment we’re conceived, so I’m not gonna worry about this. :)
I live in a cubicle and a car ;-p But, yeah I need to drink more water lol.
varicose
Biking linked to getting hit by vehicles.
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