1. SITTING IS SLOWLY
KILLING YOU
Why is Sitting
So Bad?
“Sedentarism” is a
major risk factor for:
All-Cause Mortality1
CAD
Cancer
Exercise doesn’t
reduce the risk of
too much sitting2
Being sedentary
could take 7 years
off your life3
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE:
1. Chau JY, Grunseit AC, Chey T, et al. Daily Sitting Time and All-Cause Mortality: A
Meta-Analysis. Gorlova OY, ed. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(11):e80000.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080000.
2. Biswas A, Oh PI, Faulkner GE, et al. Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk
for Disease Incidence, Mortality and Hospitalization in Adults. Ann Intern Med.
2015;162:123-132. doi: 10.7326/M14-1651.
3. Brønnum-Hansen H, Juel K, Davidsen M, Sørensen J. Impact of selected risk
factors on quality-adjusted life expectancy in Denmark. Scandinavian journal of public
health. 2007;35(5):510-515. doi: 10.1080/14034940701271908.
4. Carter SE, Jones M, Gladwell VF. Energy expenditure and heart rate response to
breaking up sedentary time with three different physical activity interventions. Nutrition,
Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2015;25:503-509.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2015.02.006.
5. Buman MP, Winkler EAH, Kurka JM, et al. Reallocating Time to Sleep, Sedentary
Behaviors, or Active Behaviors: Associations With Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Biomarkers, NHANES 2005–2006. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2013. doi:
10.1093/aje/kwt292.
WHAT CAN YOU DO
ABOUT IT?
Take a 2-minute break from
sitting every half-hour4
Sit Less by replacing 30
minutes of sedentary time
with light to moderate
exercise or even sleep5