Tush talk: Too much sitting raises risks
July 29, 2010 – 2:52 am 
PALO ALTO, Calif. — As you might expect at a conference on the health dangers of sitting, most of the seats were empty.
It was well attended, but the scientists and health experts who did gather July 15 at Stanford University were encouraged to get up from their chairs, stretch their legs, pace the room, even stand during discussions ranging from the risks of inactivity to technological solutions for reducing time on one’s behind.
SITTING STATISTICS
A study released July 22 by American Cancer Society researchers found that
- Women who sat more than six hours a day were 37 percent more likely to die during the time period studied than those who spent just three hours sitting each day.
- Men who sat more than six hours a day were 18 percent more likely to die than those who sat three hours a day.
- The researchers associated the statistics with a variety of physical effects. “
Tags: Sitting, Sitting Raises
