{"id":1760,"date":"2015-09-17T13:24:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T20:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2015-09-17T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T20:24:04","slug":"the-dangers-of-prolonged-sitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avcelitetraining.com\/newsite\/the-dangers-of-prolonged-sitting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangers of Prolonged Sitting"},"content":{"rendered":"

You May Want to think Twice Before Grabbing That Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

I bet you never thought \u201cthe chair\u201d could be a deadly weapon against your health.\u00a0 Well, you may want to think twice before \u201ccopping a sit\u201d for hours on end in front of that television, computer or iphone.<\/p>\n

\"Time<\/a><\/h2>\n

Here are a few facts and statistics as to why:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Sitting for extended periods of time can raise the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease and premature death, even for people who meet their daily exercise requirements recommended by health professionals.<\/li>\n
  2. If you sit for more than 3 hours each day, your risk for kidney disease increases.<\/li>\n
  3. Sitting too long can cause what is called \u201cnonalcoholic fatty liver disease.\u201d Yuck!<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Sitting for more than 6 hours a day raises your risk of death, even if you workout!\u00a0 For men, 6 hour a day sitters who exercise increase their death rate another 18% higher than those who sit under 3 hours a day. For women, 6 Hour a day sitters who exercise are 37% more likely to die over 14 years then those who sit less than 3 hours a day. Holy Smokes!\u00a0If that isn\u2019t incentive to get off that tush, I don\u2019t know what is!<\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Every hour you sit in front of the T.V. your life expectancy is slashed by 22 minutes.<\/li>\n
  6. Watching T.V. for 6 hours a day can take 5 years off your life! \u00a0Is there anything good enough on television to watch for 6 hours anyway?<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What if I am not watching television for 6 hours a day, but I have to sit all day at a computer and desk?\u00a0Is it all hopeless for me?\u00a0No…there is good news for those of you who do sit at work daily and that good news is this.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Get<\/a><\/p>\n

    Interrupting long periods of sitting with as little as 2 minute breaks doing some light or moderate activity such as…<\/p>\n