Sitting Too Much?

So, this blogger has been sitting working a lot lately.

(This accounts for the absence of posts -- many apologies!)

Then, on a "study break" from doing work, but while sitting at a desk, I see a link to this article:

Sedentary Behaviors Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men

It's a longitudinal study that concludes: "Men who reported >10 h·wk−1 riding in a car or >23 h·wk−1 of combined sedentary behavior had 82% and 64% greater risk of dying from CVD than those who reported <4 or <11 h·wk−1, respectively." (from the online abstract)

While not male, I have been more sedentary than usual over the past year....

Ooops!



Citation:
Sedentary Behaviors Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
WARREN, TATIANA Y.1; BARRY, VAUGHN1; HOOKER, STEVEN P.1,2; SUI, XUEMEI1; CHURCH, TIMOTHY S.3; BLAIR, STEVEN N.1,4
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise:
May 2010 - Volume 42 - Issue 5 - pp 879-885
doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181c3aa7e