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I read an article some years ago that said that not only is sitting too long bad for you, but exercising when not sitting doesn't take away all the bad effects of sitting. In the long-term studies, they looked at people who sat for a long amount of time each day versus people who didn't, and then also divided each group into those who exercise a good amount regularly versus those who don't. I can't remember the exact results, but I do remember that the group who sat for a long time but exercised a lot fared poorly in life expectancy compared to the group who didn't sit for a long time and exercised a lot. I was surprised at this, as before I would have thought that as long as one exercises regularly, that the position of one's body the rest of the day, within reason, shouldn't be a major factor in health.
Though I didn't investigate any more after this article, I remember wondering about lying down, the same as some of you above are about the OP's article, because this article didn't mention it either. One would think lying down would be healthier since we are made to normally lie down at least six to eight hours a day while sleeping, but who knows since before reading the article I mentioned I wouldn't have thought sitting was nearly that unhealthy.
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