Sitting too long at work 'deadly' - study123RFOffice workers must exercise for an hour a day to combat the "deadly" risk of modern working life, a major study has found. For those who spent just as long seated, but managed at least an hour's exercise, death rates dropped to 6.2 per cent. STACY SQUIRES/FAIRFAX NZAn hour of brisk walking or cycling spread over a day was enough to combat the dangers of eight hours sitting in the office, the researchers said. Dr Pedro Hallal, a fellow researcher, from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, said: "The combination of sitting too much all day, and too little activity is deadly." You can split it up over the day but you need to do at least one hour."

Source: Stuff July 28, 2016 00:53 UTC