date:Jan 04, 2019
that sitting is a risk factor independent of physical activity.
While these findings may sound shocking, its worth pointing out that such results can easily be misconstrued.
For example a review of Australian newspaper articles published between 2000 and 2012 featuring sedentary behaviour (too much sitting) were examined to determine how physical activity was framed. Of the 36 articles that mentioned physical activity, 39 per cent suggested the benefits of physical activity are undone by too