Why Walking Throughout the Day Is Just as Important as Vigorous
Exercise  We're well aware that sitting all day is damaging your
body in countless ways, but counteracting that isn't just about
exercising. As the Wall Street Journal points out, it's also
about getting up and walking more.  The focus for most health
departments has been to push people to get about 30 minutes of
exercise a day, but exercise alone isn't enough if you spend the
rest of your day sitting around:  A study that followed more
than 240,000 adults over 8½ years found that watching a large
amount of television was associated with a higher risk of death,
including from cardiovascular disease—even for participants who
reported seven or more hours a week of moderate-to-vigorous
exercise...  "Our results suggest that exercise alone may not be
enough to eliminate risks associated with too much sitting,"
says Charles Matthews, lead author of the study and an
investigator with the National Institutes of Health.  The reason
is pretty simple, all