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Fortune
Erin Prater

Too much sitting increases your risk of death by 38%. A surprisingly small amount of daily exercise cancels it out

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Office workers, rejoice: Just 22 minutes of physical activity a day may be enough to offset the increased risk of death that accompanies a highly sedentary lifestyle.

That’s according to new research published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers analyzed the health and activity tracker data of nearly 12,000 people ages 50 or older from Norway, Sweden, and the U.S. over the course of 16 years. The group was split nearly evenly between men and women. 

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