Are you sitting too long in your office job? Study offer tips

Office workers who sit behind their desks every day are at risk of getting chronic diseases. [iStockphoto]

Sedentary behaviour can result in chronic health conditions such as obesity and heart disease, bad news for the millions of office workers who are forced to sit behind their desks every day.

In its simplest form, the term "sedentary behaviour" describes sitting for too long and not breaking this up with movement.