1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Gooexk9W40"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/dont-just-sit-there-the-adverse-health-impact-of-a-sedentary-lifestyle/">Don’t Just Sit There! The Adverse Health Impact of a Sedentary Lifestyle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/dont-just-sit-there-the-adverse-health-impact-of-a-sedentary-lifestyle/embed/#?secret=Gooexk9W40" width="600" height="338" title="“Don’t Just Sit There! The Adverse Health Impact of a Sedentary Lifestyle” — Public Citizen" data-secret="Gooexk9W40" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Don’t Just Sit There! The Adverse Health Impact of a Sedentary Lifestyle Health Letter, January 2014 We often hear about the myriad benefits associated with physical exercise. But today, many people work in offices and spend their free time sitting in front of televisions, computers or other electronic devices. New information is now emerging regarding the detrimental health effects of spending too much time just sitting still. Benefits of an active lifestylehttps://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628