Research: Even if you exercise, too much sitting is linked to heart disease.

A recent study indicates that sitting for more than 10.6 hours a day raises the risk of heart disease, even among individuals who meet the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>

In the study, published on Friday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found that sitting for a long period is linked with “future adverse cardiovascular outcomes, with particularly prominent effects on heart failure and cardiovascular mortality”.

A team of researchers in the Mass General Brigham health care system analysed activity-tracker data from 89,530 UK Biobank participants, examining sedentary behaviour’s impact on atrial fibrillation, heart attacks, heart failure, and….CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>