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Listen: "I'm not anti-chairs"

Scientists are warning that sitting down at work for long periods of time is as dangerous for your h...
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12:59 PM - 19 Aug 2015



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Listen: "I'm not anti-chairs"

TodayFM
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12:59 PM - 19 Aug 2015



Scientists are warning that sitting down at work for long periods of time is as dangerous for your health as smoking.


(Don't worry - this isn't the end of the trusted chair & desk combo just yet)

Researchers from Queens University in Belfast says too much sitting increases your risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and even early death and they're working on new ways of getting people up and about.

Helen Vaughan's report starts with a man who has a treadmill - instead of a chair - at his desk.



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