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All Sitting Is Not Created Equal?By Editorial Staff A few years back, sitting was compared to smoking in terms of its negative impact on human health. Since then, we've run a variety of articles on how to reduce daily sitting time and ways to create an ergonomic sitting environment when you do have to sit. Now comes evidence that while sitting may be bad for your health in excess, all sitting is not created equal. Here's the explanation: Working at a desk may not be as bad for your health, particularly cardiovascular health and overall longevity, than sitting in front of a television during leisure time. Researchers suggest non-work sitting time, rather than at-work sitting time, may be a better determinant of health than sitting time in general.
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