Standing up more can increase our life expectancy

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Standing up more can increase our life expectancy

Articles have suggested lately that sitting for extended periods in the day can actually be harmful for our life expectancy. Scientists have recently calculated that if we spend more time standing everyday, rather than sitting in chairs, we could increase life expectancy by up to two years.

The report has been published in the British Medical Journal Open, the online version of the BMJ, and it has also released information about how life expectancy can relate to how much television you watch. If you reduce the amount of TV you are watching to around two hours a day, you could increase life expectancy by up to 18 months.

All of this information might seem a little bit far-fetched when you consider that sitting is something most people do a great deal of. The study is also problematic as it has been conducted on five different population groups and this means it is very difficult to predict how it is going to affect someone on an individual level.

Adults are readily advised that they should do regular cardiovascular exercise, as well as muscular exercise. This can be involved in a gym routine, or other tasks that you do around the house. However, if you work in an office environment you are going to be spending a significant amount of time in the day sitting down, which means you are leading what is called a sedentary lifestyle.

It is important to bear in mind with this research that has been conducted however that the fact that a link has been shown does not mean there is any proof that people who sit down a lot are going to die younger. The study also doesn’t take into account how many of these people who were sitting more were unhealthy in the first place.

How your health can affect your life insurance policy Nowadays, a healthy lifestyle is something which is regularly promoted....
New study reveals an increase in exercise does nothing to combat depression The results of an NHS-funded study, published last week in...
Obesity and living longer lead to huge increase in diagnosed cases of osteoarthritis An expert from the University of Leeds has recently stated...

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