Sitting for long periods is a bad habit that brings more painful disasters behind it. It's best for your health to stay active all day (getting up and moving every 30 minutes if possible), but if not, here are some simple steps you can take while sitting to make your time active and healthy.

Research suggests that a sedentary lifestyle is associated with higher risks including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, brain and muscle atrophy, back pain, and sitting too long may be our path to early death.