If you’re a desk-bound worker, you’ve probably been made to panic about the health impact of sitting down for at least eight hours a day. Don’t. The latest (and best) news is that you don’t have to train for hours, hit 10,000 steps a day or buy a standing desk to counteract the negative effects of sedentary working.
A new study shows that doing a specific form of exercise for an extra 17 minutes is enough to improve fitness and long-term markers of health, without adding anything else fancy on top. To find out more, we asked a physiologist to explain the science behind the research.