“Chairs Can Kill.” That’s the dramatic message and title of a new awareness campaign from The Irish Heart Foundation as part of its on-going mission to prevent the number of lives … read morecurrently affected by heart disease and stroke – one of Ireland’s leading killers. And while we all try to be healthier in our lives through diet and exercise, every day we spend hours sitting at our desks in work, on couches at home, even on the bus or in our cars. What’s becoming apparent is that, as a country, we seemingly have little or no motivation or incentive to get up and enjoy a consistent amount of moderate to brisk movement. So much so, that Irish people spend on average 7.3 hours sitting down each day according to the Irish Heart Foundation’s research. Agency: Boys and Girls, Dublin
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