Living a longer, healthier life requires physical activity, eating healthy, and routine visits to the doctor. When these three factors work together, it allows you to stay your healthiest. In turn- your odds of living longer increase.
Physical activity doesn’t always mean an intense hour-long workout at the gym every day. While this form of exercise has great benefits, it’s not for everyone.
A more sedentary lifestyle is becoming more common in today’s popular work-from-home world. Fewer people are spending time standing, walking, or moving around.
The American Heart Association found that, “sedentary jobs have increased 83% since 1950.”
The lack of movement (rather than sitting itself) is the culprit for the negative effects of sedentary jobs. The Mayo Clinic analyzed 13 studies and found that all found, “sitting time and activity levels found in those who sat for more than 8 hours a day with no physical activity had a risk of dying similar to the risks of dying posed by obesity and smoking.”
Most office or stay-at-home workers sit for about 15 hours a day, not including commuting time if there is any. Spending over half of the day seated means workers are spending less time active.