HOW TO SIT LESS: GET RID OF THE TV REMOTE!

MOVE everyday objects that you need out of reach — and don’t use the remote control, walk to the TV and walk around during the ad breaks.

USE a timer to remind you to move, if only for a few minutes every hour — wear a fitness tracker so you can see how you’re improving your movement day by day

FIDGET while you sit. Prolonged sitting allows blood flow in the legs to slow which over time can contribute to cardiovascular disease. However, a 2016 study in Heart and Circulatory Physiology found that foot tapping for one minute every four could improve blood flow. Fidgeting also burns more calories.

AT WORK, swap sit-down meetings for talks while you walk or stand. IF YOU’RE on the phone stand and walk round. STAND on public transport. MEET friends for a walk rather than for a sitdown in a coffee shop.