Surgeon warns '10k steps won't undo 10 hours of sitting', here's what works

Dr Kapadia warns that prolonged sitting can lead to serious health issues, as walking 10,000 steps cannot reverse hours of immobility.

Do you work from home or spend hours sitting at your desk for work or to complete projects? Well, we have news for you: sitting is the new smoking , and completing your daily steps will not reverse the damage done by hours of constant immobility.

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Dr Sumit Kapadia, vascular surgeon and varicose vein specialist with over 18 years of experience, highlighted this issue in an Instagram post he shared on November 21. He warned that hours of sitting cannot be reversed by walking 10,000 steps daily. Instead, he recommended real measures