Want To Stop Sitting too Much? While life might seem chaotic as a busy mom, it can be surprisingly full of sitting. Sitting down at your desk job, sitting in school traffic, sitting at the kid’s soccer games, sitting down to help with homework, sitting to eat, watch TV, skimming Pinterest . . . the list goes on!
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Sitting down increases women’s risk of cancer

Spending too much leisure time sitting down increases a woman’s risk of cancer – even among those who do plenty of exercise.
Those who are seated for more than six hours a day are more likely to suffer cancers, particularly of the breast, ovaries and bone marrow, researchers have found.
Even those women who are physically active and of normal weight have their chance of cancer increased by 10 per cent, the US study showed – although men were unaffected.