Sitting down all day is killing us: The cure is surprisingly simple—and difficult

From head to toe, our bodies are adapting to accommodate our devices. A majority of U.S. workers spend most of each weekday seated and looking at screens. We’ve thereby put ourselves in the midst of a slow-moving health crisis marked by alarming rates of early-onset diabetes and hypertension. Plus, by the end of most days—though it’s not the preferred medical terminology—we just feel like crap.