Sitting Very Long Linked To Heart Disease That Workout Can’t Even Undo: Study

Is your office worklo preventing you from taking quick breaks? You must be aware that sitting at your desk all day long can increase your risk of heart disease, a risk that even a workout can’t undo, according to new research.

“Our findings really emphasize importance of avoiding excess sitting… wher or not you’re physically active,” Dr Ezim Ajufo, study’s le author and a cardiology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, told a leing media house.

90,000 people were examined

As per study published on Friday in Journal of American College of Cardiology, nearly 90,000 people were examined by researchers who analyzed data from an accelerometer worn by participants for a week. researchers compared participants’ sedentary and active time with later diagnoses of conditions like stroke, heart attack, and heart failure.

finding not only revealed link between sedentary behaviour and risk of future cardiovascular disease but also showed guidelines about what may count as sitting too much.

“We would really recommend that as many people as possible avoid sitting more than 10.6 hours a day,” Ajufo said. “That’s not a hard and fast threshold, but we think it’s a reasonable first step for guidelines and public health intervention.”

How to get moving?

As per reports, it is essential to keep moving every or 30 minutes. Take stairs inste of elevators, go for bathroom breaks, or simply stand and stretch for a few seconds before starting anor task. se simple hacks can contribute to lifelong benefits and prevent risks of heart disease.