Want a long life? Cut down your sitting time by 71 min
London
PTI
|
Office-goers, take note! Reducing sitting time at workplace by 71 minutes per day may lower the risk of heart diseases, diabetes and allcause mortality , a new study has claimed. Researchers conducted a multicomponent work-based intervention to reduce sitting time and prolonged sitting periods.The results, which were followed up at one month and three months, showed a reduction of 0.61percentage points in body fat percentage. This was as a result of 71minutes shorter sitting time during working hours after one month.
“A reduction in sitting time by 71 minutes per day and increases in interruptions could have positive effects and, in the long run, could be associated with reduced risk of heart diseases, diabetes and allcause mortality , especially among those who are inactive in their leisure time,“ said Janne Tolstrup from University of Southern Denmark.
As many as 317 office workers in 19 offices across Denmark and Greenland were randomly put into the intervention or control groups. The intervention included environmental office changes and a lecture and workshop, where workers were encouraged to use their sit-stand desks.By wearing an accelerometre device, researchers were able to measure results across a five day working week.
The findings were published in the journal International Journal of Epidemiology.
“A reduction in sitting time by 71 minutes per day and increases in interruptions could have positive effects and, in the long run, could be associated with reduced risk of heart diseases, diabetes and allcause mortality , especially among those who are inactive in their leisure time,“ said Janne Tolstrup from University of Southern Denmark.
As many as 317 office workers in 19 offices across Denmark and Greenland were randomly put into the intervention or control groups. The intervention included environmental office changes and a lecture and workshop, where workers were encouraged to use their sit-stand desks.By wearing an accelerometre device, researchers were able to measure results across a five day working week.
The findings were published in the journal International Journal of Epidemiology.
Source: Times of India, 21-04-2016
