Sitting Position
Standing does ‘not offset an otherwise sedentary lifestyle,’ may create circulatory issues
Standing did not improve cardiovascular health when compared with sitting, results from a cohort study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology showed.
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.
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.
Sharp rise in BP upon standing tied to elevated risk for CV, renal events
Young and middle-aged adults whose systolic BP rose at least 6.5 mm Hg upon standing were more likely to have CV and renal events later in life compared with others, researchers reported in Hypertension.
Sitting longer increases risk for cardiometabolic disorders in women
Longer sitting bout duration conferred worse parameters of CVD risk in women, but the effect on blood sugar/glucose was most pronounced in Hispanic women, according to a study published in a Go Red for Women-focused issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.