![]() This is where this infographic from JFK Binding might be able to help a little. There’s always time outside of work to squeeze in a bit of extra exercise if we really put our minds to it, but it’s during work hours we could all do with a bit of kick up the backside to get moving. It’s no surprise we’re all about to keel over, so what can we do about it? Well there’s plenty in all honesty. So we’re sat down more at work, not taking lunch breaks, watching more TV when we get home, exercising less. That’s roughly the total GDP of Costa Rica. That’s pretty morbid, but no less shocking. And according to The Lancet, inactivity costs the world the not-exactly-small amount of $67.5 billion every year. The NHS agrees research has found that an inactive lifestyle can lead to a 112% increase in the risk of diabetes, a huge 147% increase in cardiovascular events (heart problems to us lay people), and a 49% increase in death due to any cause. Some may even call it a modern day epidemic. And, somewhat unsurprisingly, it’s not good for our health. And the fact of the matter is that a huge number of us now spend most of our working days sat staring into a computer screen. From an evolutionary point of view, we’re not really meant to be spending long portions of the day sitting down we should be out foraging for food, killing animals and other activities that involve us being on our feet. But things change. Staying active at work is a predicament that affects pretty much anyone who works in an office or at home.
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