According to researchers writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, watching TV could take more of a toll on your health than smoking.
Every hour of TV viewed after the age of 25 can on average reduce life expectancy by 22 minutes. This compares to 11 minutes off your life for every cigarette smoked.
The research into sedentary life styles warned that watching TV is a “public health problem” comparable to smoking and obesity.
Bearing in mind we spend circa 6 hours staring at a screen albeit the content isn’t mysteries or comedies (although some of Benny’s schedules…….) but data and spread sheets we are losing 2 hours and 12 mins off our life expectancy for this sedentary activity.
If however, we were to get up and go for a cigarette every hour we would lose 1 hour 6 mins for the smoking but save 2 hours and 12 mins for not sitting still a net saving of 1 hour and 6 mins on our life expectancy per day.
Pass the fags