Yes, Sitting Is Still Killing You

We've highlighted the serious dangers of what you're likely doing right now (sitting), but what should our goal be for limiting our time in the chair? A new research study gives us something to aim for.

Want to add a few years to your life? Well, start eating healthily and get off your duff.

New research says reducing the amount of sitting to less than 3 hours a day can increase life expectancy by 2 years.

Lifehacker summarizes the study that looked at data recorded over more than a decade.

The results indicate that US life expectancy drops by 2 years when people sit for more than 3 hours a day, and another 1.4 years for watching TV more than 2 hours a day. Researchers Peter T Katzmarzyk and I-Min Lee conclude that reducing the amount of time you sit, including TV viewing time, can potentially increase life expectancy.

Keep it moving during the day in other words.

(via Lifehacker)