Woman's Weekly Living Series

10 THINGS YOUR HEART wishes you’d do more of

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We can spend up to 10 hours a day on our bottoms – and that’s bad news for our hearts. Studies show that – compared to the shortest time spent sitting – the longest time spent sedentary was associated with a 90% increase in death from cardiovascular events.

Break up long periods of sitting with short bouts of activity. Set a timer to remind you to move every half hour; get off the

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