HAPPENING NOW:

Sitting and life expectancy

Share this story...

Here’s more proof that, if you want to live longer, get up and get moving!

A study finds sitting less than three hours a day can boost your life expectancy by two years.

Cutting back your TV viewing to less than two hours a day may extend your life by over a year.

Researchers say their findings don’t mean everyone with a more sedentary lifestyle will die younger, but extended sitting could have a detrimental effect on health.