Do you spend a lot of time sitting?
Did you know that inactivity causes 9% of deaths per year?
Our bodies are built to move! This video does a great job of explaining what goes on in your body when you sit, and offers suggestions for how to avoid the negative consequences of sitting all day.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-sitting-is-bad-for-you-murat-dalkilinc Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates the hidden risks of sitting down.
