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Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract it

  • Written by Keith Diaz, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Columbia University
Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract itResearchers have long known that sitting at your desk hour after hour is an unhealthy habit.Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images

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To reduce the harmful health effects of sitting, take a five-minute light walk every half-hour. That’s the key finding of a new...

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