Spending half the day on your feet reduces risk of heart attacks and cancer, study says

Spending half the day on your feet reduces risk of heart attacks and cancer, study says Office workers should abandon their chairs for half their working day to reduce their risk of heart attacks, cancer, or diabetes, according to new guidance recommending people spend at least two hours – and preferably four – a day on their feet. The Independent

See also:

• The sedentary office: a growing case for change towards better health and productivity. Expert statement commissioned by Public Health England and the Active Working Community Interest Company British Journal of Sports Medicine 
• Office workers 'should stand for two hours a day', say doctors The Daily Mail
• Stand up for at least two hours a day in office, workers warned The Daily Telegraph