A new study has indicated that sitting for long period of time is not linked with an increased risk of dying.
Previous research has advised many office workers to to stand at work or take laps.
The research found that sitting is no worse than standing for a person who doesn’t otherwise move the body.
They evaluated 16 years’ worth of data from more than 5,000 people. Participants recorded their total time sitting, including time at work, watching television, leisure time, and non-television leisure time.
Study author Melvyn Hillsdon of the University of Exeter said in a statement said “Our study overturns current thinking on the health risks of sitting and indicates that the problem lies in the absence of movement rather than the time spent sitting itself.
“Any stationary posture where energy expenditure is low may be detrimental to health, be it sitting or standing.”