Reading Time: 8 minutesBe honest, how much of your day do you spend sitting? Like many people, I spend a large chunk of my work day sitting in front of my computer.

I would stand up after a few hours to a sore lower back, a stiff neck, and tight hips. But is that all sitting is doing to our bodies? Or is sitting actually more harmful for our health than we realize?

Because we’ve all heard some version of the saying, “sitting is the new smoking”, right?!

How much merit is there equating desk chairs to cigarettes?

Read on to find out how much sitting is too much sitting. And if sitting is bad for our health, why?