Get Up And Do Something: If sitting all day, working out does not reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and premature death for women

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If sitting all day, working out does not reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity and premature death for women
Dec 5th 2012, 11:48

Women just can't win.

Even if you are a gym rat, if you sit the rest of the day you are at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, obesity and premature death, a new study has found.

Regular exercise, it turns out, does not reduce the risk of an otherwise sedentary lifestyle.

"We all know someone who gets a good workout in every day, but then spends a large portion of their day sitting in front of a computer with few breaks," said Lynette Craft, lead author of the study and adjunct professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

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