What are the facts? Why is sitting so bad for you? By sitting you are…

1. 1. Only burning 1 calorie per minute
   2. Thirty minutes to an hour of daily exercise is not enough to counteract the negative effects of prolonged sitting.
   3. Good cholesterol drops by 20% after just two hours of sitting down.
   4. Electrical activity in the leg muscles shut off the moment you sit down.
   5. Men and women who sit for more than 23 hours a week are 64% more likely to die from heart disease.

Why is sitting being related to smoking at all? How is sitting related to the choice of smoking!? That is it, sitting is a choice; just as smoking is. We choose when to sit, for how long to sit, and why we sit.
What can you do at your job to become a little more active and not an “active couch potato”?

1. 1. Stretches
   2. Go on walks for ten minutes every hour
   3. Meeting walks
   4. Exercises at your desk
   5. New DESKS! See these two examples that would make you more active at your desk, LifeSpan or Haworth Sit-to-Stand

Remember, keep exercising! Exercising is definitely beneficial to your health, but it alone cannot change the negative effects of sitting for over eight hours a day. Check out BOS Pinterest page for exercises that you can do at your desk!

Pinterest page for exercises that you can do at your desk:

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Sources:
http://www.myoneresolution.com/sitting-is-the-new-smoking-top-10-ways-to-exercise-at-work/
http://www.nextdesks.com/blog/sitting-standing-facts/
http://www.runnersworld.com/health/sitting-is-the-new-smoking-even-for-runners