A study led by Cambridge University says that "sitting around all day is as bad for your health as smoking". Workers who barely move from the desks for eight hours were found to be an incredible 60 per cent more likely to die prematurely.
However, exercising for an hour a day cancels out the risk, so says Professor Ulf Ekelund, who led the study.
He said: "there is no need to go to a gym. A brisk walk is enough. Even simple daily changes such as getting a coffee from a machine further away can help. You do not need to do sport. You can split it up over the day, but you need to do at least one hour."
Sedentary lifestyles now pose as great a public threat as smoking, causing deaths from heart disease and cancer
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