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Long periods of sitting may not be good for you. A study conducted by a team of American researchers and published in the online medical journal BMJ Open showed that adults can live longer by up to 2 years if they only sit down for less than 3 hours a day. Limiting our time spent sitting down can be difficult. For most office workers, who make a living sitting behind a desk all day, it’s close to impossible.

Today, we talk about how our sedentary lifestyle can affect our health, and offer solutions to help limit our sit-down time even while working a busy desk job.

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