Overview
Not that long ago, you probably viewed your office chair as just an innocent piece of furniture. Then those headlines started popping up everywhere:
Sitting Is the New Smoking!
Sitting Disease Is on the Rise!
Stop Sitting Before It Kills You!
It turns out that your office chair is not so innocent after all.
Sitting for long periods of time has been shown to raise the risk of developing diabetes, experiencing a cardiovascular event or getting certain types of cancer.
The Health Hazards
Leading experts agree that sitting can cause as many, if not more, negative health effects as smoking. Sitting for long periods of time has been shown to raise the risk of developing diabetes, experiencing a cardiovascular event or getting certain types of cancer.
