People who work desk-based jobs should aim to stand and do light activity for a total of four hours throughout the day, according to an international panel of experts.
People should first work toward standing or doing light activity - like walking - for two hours per day, the panel said in a consensus statement.
The panel was commissioned by Public Health England and the company Active Working CIC, which owns the Get Britain Standing campaign.
Too much sitting has been linked to poor health outcomes over the past several years. Still, no one had set a baseline for just how . . .
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