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"It's been a decade since scientific studies began to show that too much sitting can lead to obesity and increase the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease," 

 Sam Nananel for the Associated Press. "Even going to the gym three times a week doesn't offset the harm of being sedentary for hours at a time, said Dr. James Levine, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic."

"'There's a glob of information that sitting is killing us,' Levine said. 'You're basically sitting yourself into a coffin.'"

 that more Americans are excising while they work.

Today's Question: Do you take steps to avoid sitting too much during the workday?

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http://vimeo.com/8267567 “It’s been a decade since scientific studies began to show that too much sitting can lead to obesity and increase the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease,” writes Sam Nananel for the Associated Press. “Even going to the gym three times a week doesn’t offset the harm of being sedentary…

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