Set Timeme (or other online timer of your choice) to be your browser's home page.

Set your browser to autostart ( how to add it to Startup folder) so it launches automatically when you turn your computer on, and.

I've surveyed a few free online countdown timers, and my personal choice is (go straight to Timeme review and howto): It'll be better for the back as well as health generally. To help make us get up from our chairs from time to time, here's a tip: try using an online timer alarm. So what to do? Suggestion - use online timer That means you, office workers, coders, gamers and inveterate surfers and film / video or TV addicts alike! And that means me too, of course. They conclude that public health messages should promote both being physically active and reducing time spent sitting.' 'Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level.

I'm blogging this because further research in the US has just confirmed the same thing recently - 'If you sit all day, you are in real trouble even if you exercise regularly'. articles in New York Times ('a study of people who sit for many hours found that those who took frequent small breaks - standing up to stretch or walk down the corridor - had smaller waists and better profiles for sugar and fat metabolism than those who did their sitting in long, uninterrupted chunks'), USA Today, Daily Mail, and ThomasNet (with more links). Indeed sitting for 3 or 4 hours continuously can trigger negative physiological changes in your body. Even just getting out of your chair for a short stretch or brief walk, or just standing up for a change, can make a difference. It seems that if you want to live longer, not only should you do physical exercise, but you also need to cut down on how much time you spend sitting down. Sitting for long periods is seriously bad for your health.

No matter how much you exercise, the more time you spend sitting, the higher your risk of dying prematurely.

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