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SIT (other)
Sit commonly refers to sitting. Sit, SIT or Sitting may also refer to: Places *Sit, Bashagard, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Gafr and Parmon, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Minab, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit-e Bandkharas, Sīt, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit (island), Croatia * Sit (river), Russia Organizations * Singapore Improvement Trust, a government public housing organization * Special Investigation Team (India), a team of Indian investigators for serious crimes * Special Investigation Team, tactical detective units of Japanese prefectural police * Strategic Information Technology, a Canadian banking software company Educational organizations and certification * Salazar Institute of Technology, Cebu, Philippines * Schaffhausen Institute of Technology, Schaffhausen, Switzerland * School of Information Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand * School of Information Techno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitting
Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat, instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling. When sitting, the torso is more or less upright, although sometimes it can lean against other objects for a more relaxed posture. Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks, with one study suggesting people who sit regularly for prolonged periods may have higher mortality rates than those who do not. The average person sits down for 4.7 hours per day, according to a global review representing 47% of the global adult population. The form of kneeling where the buttocks sit back on the heels, for example as in the '' Seiza'' and '' Vajrasana'' postures, is also often interpreted as sitting. Prevalence The British Chiropractic Association said in 2006 that 32% of the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
