Sitting for prolonged durations has lengthy been linked to numerous well being dangers together with cardiovascular points, driving the recognition of standing desks amongst workplace employees. Nonetheless, a latest examine means that standing for prolonged durations presents no long-term cardiovascular advantages and might not be the higher possibility.
Based on the newest examine printed within the Worldwide Journal of Epidemiology, standing for lengthy durations could not profit coronary heart well being and will enhance the danger of circulatory issues, equivalent to deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins.
Researchers from the College of Sydney analyzed coronary heart circumstances and circulatory illness knowledge from 83,013 UK adults, collected over seven to eight years. These individuals, who didn’t have any coronary heart illness initially, have been monitored utilizing wrist-worn wearables just like smartwatches to trace their exercise and well being.
The evaluation revealed that for each extra half-hour spent standing past two hours, the danger of circulatory illness elevated by 11 %.
“The important thing takeaway is that standing for too lengthy is not going to offset an in any other case sedentary way of life and could possibly be dangerous for some individuals when it comes to circulatory well being. We discovered that standing extra doesn’t enhance cardiovascular well being over the long-term and will increase the danger of circulatory points,” Dr Matthew Ahmadi, the lead writer of the examine mentioned in a information launch.
The researchers additionally discovered that sitting for greater than 10 hours a day raises the danger of each heart problems and orthostatic points.
Based mostly on these findings, the researchers advocate that people who find themselves usually sedentary or stand for prolonged durations incorporate common motion all through the day to mitigate these dangers.
“For individuals who sit for lengthy durations frequently, together with loads of incidental motion all through the day and structured train could also be a greater method to scale back the danger of heart problems,” mentioned Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, Director of the Mackenzie Wearables Analysis Hub.
“Take common breaks, stroll round, go for a strolling assembly, use the steps, take common breaks when driving lengthy distances, or use that lunch hour to get away from the desk and do some motion,” Stamatakis mentioned.
Earlier analysis by the crew discovered that simply 6 minutes of vigorous train or half-hour of moderate-to-vigorous train per day can scale back the danger of coronary heart illness, even in people who’re extremely sedentary for over 11 hours a day.
