Sitting Is Killing You – Interesting Infographic
June 6th, 2011 | 
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A friend sent me this interesting infographic. I haven’t checked all the citations (and I’m doubtful about a couple of the “facts” presented), but I’m re-posting it anyway because the general message is a good one. Get out of your chair!
When I worked in a call center, I was constantly getting told off for standing up while on the phone, or standing up between calls. I wish I’d had this graphic to use as ammunition back then. Enforced sitting, when it isn’t required for safety reasons, seems crazy to me.
I’m self employed now, and I do some of my work from home, some from hotel rooms, and some from coffee shops and pubs. When I’m working away from home, I like to do about 40 mins of work in one place, then walk across town and work for 40 mins somewhere else. I’m not sure if that’s prolonging my life span – but I do know that my mind feels more alert when I break up my activity like that. Any health benefits are a nice bonus!
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I’m a fidgeter – if anything else, my tea habit means I’m never sat at my desk for long (another advantage to working from home – no-one counting how many tea breaks you take!) I’m hoping that’s enough to counteract the sitting and the huge amounts of daily caffeine I get through!!
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