If you want to maximize the life of something you must follow instructions for care and maintenance. We all know that. Yet, when it comes to our bodies we seldom pay attention to its original design purpose. Our bodies were designed to move. Whether hunting, gather, jumping, dancing, climbing or just walking, our ancestors stayed on their feet all day. The Blue Zone study found that people who live the healthiest and longest were on their feet all day long.
“Sitting is the new smoking,” they say. Well, that’s just an insult to smoking as obesity kills over 35 million a year compared to the 3.5 million from smoking. The challenge we face today is that our day has become rooted to the chair. Whether its working or watching YouTube or scrolling through an Instagram feed, it’s all done sitting.
In fact, we sit around 9 hours a day!

Please see link below to article with scientific studies.
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