Did you know that sitting for long periods of time increases your risk of heart disease and stroke?
It is recommended that we get 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity at least five days a week. However, this does not cancel out the damage caused to our health by sitting for long periods of time.
A recent survey by the Irish Heart Foundation revealed that the average person in Ireland sits down for 7.3 hours a day. The Irish Heart Foundation will run the campaign ‘Escape your Chair’ throughout the month of September. The campaign aims to inform and advise about the dangers of sitting too much and provide useful resources to help reduce your sitting time by making your working day, commute and leisure time more active.
Helping you Escape Your Chair and move more, the campaign also aims to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke.
To learn more about this campaign, please visit www.irishheart.ie.
