We sit a lot in our modern lives.

Unfortunately, that's not very good for us.

Sitting for a long period of time in one position,

our body's not really used to that.

Your body's speaking to you and saying,

hey, get up and move around at least a little bit.

It's Wednesday, December 18th,

and just like every day, today is Science Friday.

I'm sci-fi producer Charles Berkwist.

Millennials spend more than 60 hours per week sitting down.

When you're working at a desk all day or commuting long hours or simply enjoying some TV

at the end of the day, it's easy to see how that sitting time adds up.

New research shows that all that sitting increases the risk for heart disease and accelerate

signs of aging.

And the minimum recommended physical activity guidelines, about 20 minutes per day of moderate

exercise, aren't enough to counter the hazards of

spending most waking hours in a seat.

Guest host Kathleen Davis spoke to two researchers behind the study.

Here with me to explain are two authors of that study.

Dr. Sandra Reynolds, professor in the Institute of Behavioral Genetics at the University of

Colorado in Boulder, also Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado in Boulder,

also Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, and Ryan Brollman, PhD candidate

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