Sedentary Behavior
Regular breaks, physical activity can combat ‘serious risks’ of prolonged sitting
Data from a prospective study of Taiwanese adults suggest reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace by increasing the volume or intensity of physical activity may mitigate elevated risks for all-cause and heart-related death.
Study ties sedentary lifestyle to dementia risk
Among older adults, more time spent being sedentary was significantly associated with a higher incidence of dementia, a study published in JAMA found.
Increase in sedentary time in childhood linked to enlarged left ventricle later in life
In a longitudinal cohort study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, people who had greater amounts of sedentary time in childhood were more likely to have an increase in left ventricular mass as a young adult.
Exercising less during childhood and young adulthood linked to higher C-reactive protein
Children and young adults who have longer sedentary time are more likely to have high C-reactive protein levels, an indicator of greater inflammation, according to study findings.
Preference for using movement-prompting device linked to severity of Parkinson’s
CHICAGO — Preference for using a movement-prompting rehabilitation device was higher among adults with mild Parkinson’s disease, with safety concerns growing in those with more advanced disease, according to research.
Sedentary time linked with enlarged hearts in teens
Adolescents who were sedentary had greater increases in left ventricular mass than those who were physically active, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.
Health consequences of physical inactivity greater in those with low socioeconomic status
People from low socioeconomic status areas who also had low levels of physical activity had worse health outcomes than those with low levels of physical activity from more affluent areas, according to researchers.
Replacing sedentary time with light activity tied to less adiposity in Black Caribbean men
Engaging in light physical activity in lieu of sedentary time may help Black Caribbean men to reduce their adiposity, according to study results published in Obesity.
Walking 10K steps per day may slow aortic dilation in pediatric Marfan syndrome
A 6-month intervention with an exercise target of 10,000 steps per day may slow aortic root dilation in pediatric patients with Marfan syndrome, according to study data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Large amounts of sitting time confer CVD risk, most prominently in lower-income countries
People who sit for more than 8 hours per day have elevated risk for death and major CV events compared with those who sit for less than 4 hours per day, according to new data from the PURE cohort study.