The importance of sitting less and moving more

Evidence of the importance of minimising sedentary behaviour to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes,1 and premature mortality23 has accumulated rapidly in recent years. Although sedentary behaviour is largely independent of physical activity, being physically active has been shown to reduce some of the health risks associated with sitting too much.34 The latest UK5 and international6 physical activity guidelines therefore recommend limiting sedentary time by replacing sitting with periods of physical activity across the waking day.Office workers spend much of their working day sedentary,7 meaning the workplace is an important site to intervene to encourage sitting less and moving more. Recent studies have shown promise for workplace interventions in decreasing time spent sitting.8910 However, almost all have largely focused on sitting at work and have neglected the opportunity to improve sedentary behaviour beyond the workplace.In a linked paper, Edwardson and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-069288) report on a cluster randomised controlled…
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