Study: Standing more doesn’t improve heart health

[New Sancai Compilation and First Release] Buy yourself a standing desk because you know sitting is unhealthy? New research suggests that may be the wrong move.

A study of more than 83,000 British adults who wore special movement monitors on their wrists found there were no benefits from changing from sitting to standing without actual movement or movement.

In fact, Australian researchers say standing for long periods of time may even be harmful to your heart, increasing your chances of problems like varicose veins or blood clots in your legs (known as deep vein thrombosis).

"The key point is that standing for too long does not offset a sedentary lifestyle and may pose a risk to circulatory health in some people," said study lead author Dr. Matthew Ahmadi.

Ahmadi, deputy director of the Mackenzie Center for Wearable Devices Research at the Charles Perkins Center at the University of Sydney, said: "We found that standing more does not improve cardiovascular health in the long term and actually increases the risk of circulatory problems. "

However, these new findings don't mean people should ditch their standing desks and sit up again. Instead, get more exercise every day, the team says.

Study co-author Emmanuel Stamatakis said: "For people who regularly sit for long periods of time, including lots of incidental movement and structured exercise throughout the day may be an effective way to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. A better way." He leads the research center.

"Take regular breaks, move around, attend walking meetings, take the stairs, take regular breaks on long drives, or use your lunch break to get away from your desk and do some exercise," Stamatakis added in a news release.

Research published by the team in early 2024 found that for people who are "couch potatoes" (living on the sofa for long periods of time) for more than 11 hours a day, they only need 6 minutes of vigorous exercise or 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day. , can reduce the risk of heart disease.

(Compiled by: Wang Jimin)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

(Source of the article: Compiled and published by New Sancai)