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If you spend most atbyforfrominofonouttoup your days sitting atbyforfrominofonouttoup school, work, at a computer or stretched atbyforfrominofonouttoup on a couch at home, you may be taking atbyforfrominofonouttoup to two years off your life. It is common knowledge that a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk atbyforfrominofonouttoup heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and obesity, and can result atbyforfrominofonouttoup premature death. Many people think they can compensate atbyforfrominofonouttoup sitting around by walking, playing sports or going atbyforfrominofonouttoup the gym. Unfortunately, this might not be so. A new study just published atbyforfrominofonouttoup the journal 'Annals of Internal Medicine' suggests the effect on our longevity atbyforfrominofonouttoup sitting for long periods atbyforfrominofonouttoup time cannot be reversed through exercise. Even 60 minutes of daily exercise may not be enough.

The study is from Dr David Alter and his colleagues atbyforfrominofonouttoup Toronto University. Dr Alter and his team analysed 47 studies that tracked different groups atbyforfrominofonouttoup people, who kept notes atbyforfrominofonouttoup how long they sat down each day and how much they exercised. They found that the most sedentary groups had a 24% increased chance atbyforfrominofonouttoup dying during the course of the study than the least sedentary ones. This remained the case even though those who sat a lot also did 60 minutes atbyforfrominofonouttoup daily exercise. Dr Alter writes: "Reducing your sit-down time atbyforfrominofonouttoup 2-3 hours each day by standing atbyforfrominofonouttoup at your desk, taking frequent breaks to stretch and walk, or watching TV… atbyforfrominofonouttoup your feet may be better than an expensive, crowded, smelly gym and be just what the doctor ordered."