Infographic: How Much We Sit, How Much We Hate It, and What Can Be Done About It

When it comes to alerting you to the dangers of sitting all day, we here at Human Solution are pretty adept at scaring you with words and numbers. Heart disease and diabetes! Cancer! EARLY DEATH! Well, one of our manufacturers decided to change it up a bit and scare you with pictures! Pictures supplemented with words and statistics, but, also, pictures! Maybe that will scare you out of your seat!

Ergotron recently put together a nifty little inforaphic highlighting some of the things we already knew (excessive sitting is a key risk factor in four of the seven things that kill Americans the most – heart disease, strokes, diabetes and cancer) and some fancy new statistics further confirming health risks we’ve told you about before (every two hours you sit reduces circulation, raises blood sugar levels and drops good cholesterol 20%). It also includes a pie chart to show just how little time we spend our lives active or standing (a paltry three out of 24 hours a day).

But there are hopeful statistics as well. The good thing is, people are starting to realize how bad sitting is for them, because more than two-thirds of Americans hate it. And 96% would stand more to improve their health. But while we don’t like it, and we know it is bad for us, we still do it.

These statistics hopefully mean we are on our way to getting up out of our chairs more, whether taking breaks, stretching, walking around, or using a sit-stand desk to incorporate standing into your workday without cutting down on productivity.

But don’t worry – we’re here to continually bombard you with scary words, statistics and pictures until you get the message.

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