02/08/2018

Is Sitting in Your Office Really That Bad?

The danger threshold seems to be six or more hours per day of sedentary time

What is YOUR total sedentary time on an average workday? Sedentary time includes sitting, reclining, and lying down outside of your nighttime/bedtime sleep, so this includes breakfast, commute, work, lunch, commute, dinner, and evening activities. Go ahead, add it up and learn what your total is!

It is likely that your total over the course of a typical workday will range between 6-12 hours, as I have discovered in numerous presentations I have given to trade associations.

Here's the problem: The research on the effects of sedentary time, which began in earnest with Mark Hamilton at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the 1990’s, and others, have found that the danger threshold seems to be six or more hours per day of sedentary time. Let me lay out the cumulative effects for you, according to a variety of research studies:

Please select this link for the complete article from Corporate Wellness Magazine.