A drop in blood pressure for six months without any effort other than “
getting up as often as possible
”
: the fight against a daily sedentary lifestyle has palpable physiological effects over time, shows a study published on March 27 in the journal
JAMA
Network Open
.
“
Reducing the time spent sitting is a promising approach to improving the health of older adults ,
”
concludes its lead author, from the Kaiser Permanente research center in Seattle (United States).
Patients at high cardiovascular risk
The scientists recruited nearly 300 people aged 60 to 89, who were overweight or obese, and reported spending more than six hours a day in a sitting position. They separated them into two groups. The first only had general advice on health without addressing the subject of physical activity. While the second benefited from ten coaching sessions, with objectives to reduce the time spent sitting, a high desk to work or read standing up, and an activity monitor…
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