Many of us now probably just spend most of our time sitting down in front of our computers at home to work or to communicate with friends. Too much sitting down, however, is bad to our body and our overall health.
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In addition to being a risk factor for many life-threatening cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, excessive sitting can lead to depression, chronic pain and increased risk of physical injury, according to research. That’s why it’s important for us to become aware of our sitting habits and do what we can to counteract them.
A way to counteract the effects of excessive sitting is exercise, and CNN gives us five exercises that address the poor posture problem and others. See the exercises over at the site.
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