Sitting all day could shave years off your life

Sitting for lengthy periods is terrible for your body. Aches and pains are the least of your problems Sitting too much can lead to an early death. You face a higher risk of muscular skeletal disorders obesity diabetes cancer heart disease and more even if you work out regularly. Around 86% of American workers sit all day at work. If youre one of them Alan Hedge a design and ergonomics professor at Cornell recommends you change to positions every 8 minutes and take a 2minute moving break at least twice an hour.