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Let me sit and think about that…

Posted on September 10th, 2012 by Stephen Hardy | 1 Comment | Print | RSS

Unless you’ve been Rip Van Winkle and slept for the past 20 years, you couldn’t have missed the increasing number of health messages appearing in the media. Quit smoking; drink responsibly; avoid fatty foods; eat more fibre; watch your cholesterol; eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables every day…

A recent study published by the University of Sydney has pointed to yet another health risk factor we need to add to this list (1). And it’s something we all do a lot of. Sitting!

So what’s wrong with sitting?

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