Even sitting less can help prevent heart disease.
One of the reasons for eating a diet low in saturated fat and rich in overall nutrients is to keep your heart healthy.
Physical activity is also essential to maintaining heart health. Experts explain that just reducing the amount of time sitting can significantly lower the risk of heart disease.
Restricting sitting to four and a half hours a day reduces the risk of heart failure (heart failure) by 50%, according to a new study by the American Heart Association in women over 50.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exercising at least 150 minutes a week to keep your heart healthy. In addition, the study emphasizes that reducing the amount of time sitting is also important.
The research team looked at 81,000 postmenopausal women with no history of heart disease and how long they sat in their daily lives.
And 9 years after the start of the study, it was confirmed that 1402 of the experiment participants had been hospitalized due to heart failure. The researchers analyzed the association between hospitalization for heart failure and sedentary time.
They found that those who sat for more than eight and a half hours each day had a 54 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who sat for less than four and a half hours.
In addition, women who sat or lied for more than 9 and a half hours every day, excluding bedtime, had a 40% higher chance of having a heart attack than women who sat or lied for less than 6 and a half hours.
Previous studies have also found that people who sit for a long time have an increased risk of premature death from chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke, and heart disease. As an extension of that study, this study confirmed the association between heart failure and sedentary time.
"The message for heart health is simple," the research team said. "Sit less and move more."
However, there are some people who have no choice but to sit for long periods of time due to the nature of their jobs. It is good for these people to get in the habit of waking up once every 30 minutes to an hour. You should move your legs frequently while sitting. Contrary to the old saying, “If you shake your legs, luck will run away.” On the contrary, sitting still in an immobile posture is harmful to your health. If you shake your legs, you don't need to shake your legs at important positions because you look anxious and anxious. However, when working or studying alone, moving your legs frequently, such as shaking your legs or pulling your ankles, promotes blood circulation and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. helps prevent