If sitting for too long is harmful, is it better to work lying down?

Unfortunately not. Lying down may be cosier, but it’s not healthier. Just like sitting, it belongs to the group of activities with low energy consumption. Sports physiologist Prof. Arthur L. Weltman from the University of Virginia analysed this in the scientific journal “The Conversation”. These is therefore no way of avoiding exercise if you want to prevent health risks. Specifically, the WHO recommends 150 minutes a week of moderate physical activity, or 75 minutes of intensive physical activity, a week for people over the age of 18. This doesn’t necessarily mean sport, but exercise in general: walking home briskly instead of going by bus, vigorously scrubbing the bathroom, or taking the stairs right up to the management floor.