I tried to be less sedentary at work so that I'll live longer. I'll keep up 3 habits that made my days more enjoyable.

Amr Bo Shanab

• Health experts say that sitting too much can raise our risk of dying early.
• I tried four things to make my workweek less sedentary including "exercise snacking" every hour.
• I'm going to keep up with: working out and walking at lunchtime, and being more active in the office.

If "sitting is the new smoking," as one health expert told me last year, then I'm a chain smoker.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., my brain is super active at work, but my body is pretty sedentary.