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Now here is news to make you sit up — or rather stand up — and take note.

Dr. Dylan Thompson, senior lecturer at the University of Bath, says you should aim to sit for less than 60 percent of your day. So, if you are up and about for 15 hours, you should be sitting for not more than 9 of those hours. More than that, and you risk getting obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and even cancer, he cautions.