Standing more is the secret to a longer and healthier life. It even seems to be more effective than exercising more.
We are more and more
We spend more and more time sitting, especially for people with an office job this will sound familiar. To compensate for all the sitting we try to exercise enough, but is that enough?
This is how old age works Telomeres are located at the end of our chromosomes to protect the chromosomes. Short telomeres are associated with signs of aging, illness and premature death.
Sitting less
Swedish researchers have discovered that less sitting leads to longer telomeres. The effect of sitting less was even greater than the effect of exercising more often.
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Do you sit too much?
