Researchers found that swapping time spent sitting down for short bursts of exercise can lead to better cholesterol levels, smaller waist circumference, and help people stay a healthy weight.
Getting out of your chair for ‘activity snacks’ can be hugely beneficial, according to a new report. Researchers found swapping time spent sitting down for short bursts of exercise led to better cholesterol levels, smaller waist circumference , and helped people stay a healthy weight. Sitting for too long has already been compared to smoking in terms of its impact on heart health.
However, the study concluded there were benefits when “as little as four to 12 minutes per day were reallocated (from sedentary behaviour) into moderate to vigorous physical activity”. The findings were published in the European Heart Journal and supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). “Getting active isn’t always easy, and it’s important to make changes that you can stick to in the long term and that you enjoy – anything that gets your heart rate up can help,” said James Leiper, associate medical director at the BH
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