Yes Sitting Too Long Can Kill You Summary

The article “Yes, Sitting Too Long Can Kill You, Even If You Exercise” by Susan Scutti claims that sitting for long periods time can lead to death. Many people and I included sit too much. Many people have to sit in school or at work all day long. The article states that “people who sat for less than 30 minutes at a time had the lowest risk of early death”(Scutti). However, students in our school have 56 minutes of sitting time before they travel to their next class and then sit again for another 56 minutes. A good point that the American Heart Association said was “Sit less, move more”. However, in some cases, that is just not possible. In schools, it’s not feasible to move more because in class you are just sitting at a desk. The