A new investigation from the University of Sydney (Australia) has shown that, in the long term, standing more than sitting does not improve cardiovascular health (coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure), and could increase the risk of circulatory problems related to standing, such as varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis.
The study, published in the ‘International Journal of Epidemiology’, also discovered that sitting for more than 10 hours a day increased so much risk of cardiovascular disease such as orthostatic incidence, which reinforces the need for greater physical activity throughout the day. The research also indicates that spending more time standing was not associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Matthew Ahmadi, lead author from the Faculty of Medicine and Health and Deputy Director of the Mackenzie Wearables Research Center at the Charles Perkins Center, says that people with a sedentary lifestyle have other ways to improve their cardiovascular health.
“The most important thing is that standing too much time does not compensate for a sedentary lifestyle and can be dangerous for the circulatory health of some people. “We have found that increased standing does not improve long-term cardiovascular health and increases the risk of circulatory problems,” says Dr. Ahmadi.
Although the researchers They concluded that there were no health benefits from standing for longer periods of time, warned of the danger of sitting for prolonged periods, and recommended that sedentary people or people who stand for a long time schedule regular movements throughout the day.
“For people who sit for a long time routinely, including plenty of incidental movement throughout the day and structured exercise may be the best way to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,” says Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, Director of the Mackenzie Wearables Research Centre.
“Take regular breakswalk, walk to a meeting, take the stairs, take regular breaks when driving long distances, or use your lunch break to get away from your desk and move around a bit. In Australia we are entering the warmer months, so the weather is perfect to exercise without exposing yourself to the sun and moving around,” he says.
Research by Professor Stamatakis and Dr Ahmadi published earlier this year revealed that about 6 minutes of intense exercise or 30 minutes of moderate to intense exercise per day They could help reduce the risk of heart disease even in people who are very sedentary for more than 11 hours a day.
The study was carried out using data on heart and circulatory diseases taken over a period of seven to eight years of 83,013 British adults who did not have heart disease at the start of the study, and who were measured using wrist-worn devices similar to a smart watch.
The data used in the study was not explicitly collected on the use of standing, but instead measured cardiovascular and circulatory effects of increased standing. The use of standers in this study probably represents a very small fraction of total standing.
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