A sedentary lifestyle is bad for health, even with regular exercise.

A sedentary lifestyle increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death, despite regular exercise. This is the disappointing conclusion reached by researchers from Toronto , carefully analyzing the results of 41 studies.

David Alter, head of the Toronto Institute of Rehabilitation Research Group, said: “The average person spends more than half of the day motionless — sitting at a TV or computer. According to the results of our study, even healthy regular exercise alone is not sufficient to reduce the risks. ”

Different computer specialists have a different attitude to the problem of a sedentary lifestyle. Someone buys expensive “ergonomic” chairs , someone promotes standing jobs , some even walking ones , someone (including me) exchanged office chair for a fitball .
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According to the study, sedentary workers have a 15–20% increase in the risk of dying from any causes, the risk of heart disease and cancer - and a scary 90% increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes. It turns out that it is not enough to do the exercises an hour a day, and after that the remaining time to sit on the priest exactly with a sense of accomplishment. You must regularly get up and knead the muscles, periodically spending in the standing position for 15-20 minutes.

Other scientists who have written a review of this work point out that one cannot limit oneself to physical exercise alone. To maintain good health, you need to eat properly and have enough time to sleep.