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The deadliest thing you do all day

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You might want to stand up for this.

If you work in an office, a vehicle, as a cashier or even in many factories, you probably spend a lot of time sitting down, maybe many hours at a time without standing up.

This is killing you.

A wealth of recent research has found that a huge amount of health issues can result from spending too much time on that comfortable bottom of yours, health issues that pile up and put a serious dent in your life span.

Here’s how you can save yourself


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