News > Working on desk? Health experts reveal drawbacks of prolonged sitting, tips to add throughout your workday to correct it

Working on desk? Health experts reveal drawbacks of prolonged sitting, tips to add throughout your workday to correct it

Hindustan Times | 13/12/2022 08:52 PM | Click to read full article

Researchers from the American Cancer Society discovered that women who sat more than 6 hours a day were at a 37% increased risk of early death, compared to women who sat for less than 3 hours. Men had a 17% increased risk (even among those who exercised) while another study done in 2012 found that if the average American reduced their sitting time to 3 hours per day, life expectancy would climb by 2 years.

-