08/09/2017
“On September 8 I would like to challenge everyone to try taking a least one small action to sit a little less and move a little more.” We hope that all will engage in exercise and make it a national effort to keep and lead healthy lives.
Movement for life is more important than ever
The study, published by the British Medical Journal, shows that sitting for more than three hours per day can reduce life expectancy by two years. Over half the people surveyed were sitting for more than six hours per day.
“As physios we see the effects of sedentary behaviour every day and we know that sitting for long periods can aggravate problems like back pain in patients. This study shows just how damaging inactivity can be.”
“More importantly, we also see the huge benefits that physical activity can give people including feeling better, sleeping better, preventing diseases even helping conditions such as type 2 diabetes or lowering blood pressure.”
“We need to start creating small habits now that allow us to keep active for life. Creating good habits doesn’t need to be about doing hours and hours of intense exercise at night after sitting all day, it could be having an active lunch break or walking to work.”
“This is about incorporating exercise and activity into our daily routines so that it becomes more manageable.”
“On September 8 I would like to challenge everyone to try taking a least one small action to sit a little less and move a little more.” We hope that all will engage in exercise and make it a national effort to keep and lead healthy lives.