If a person’s sedentary position lasts more than three hours, this is dangerous to health. Vanessa Prince, preventive specialist and health consultant of the Health Buddy service, told socialbites.ca.
“In a sitting position, arteries and blood vessels are compressed and blood flow is impaired. This can cause stagnation of lymph and, as a result, swelling of the legs, even in a healthy person. Sitting is more dangerous for the heart than sleeping or lying in bed for longer periods of time and has a more harmful effect on blood vessels than movement, the expert said.
He added that sitting increases stress on the cardiovascular system, as well as increasing the risk of high body mass index (BMI-obesity), cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin levels in the blood.
“If you spend the whole day in an office chair, you need to regularly change your position and take short breaks: stand up for 20-30 minutes instead of immediately sitting down to reduce the risk of compression of blood vessels and pressure. “The effect will be even greater if you choose to walk in place or walk to the next section instead of standing,” he advised.
Vanessa Prince noted that working alternately standing and sitting provides great benefits.
“This increases calorie consumption, improves blood flow and also reduces musculoskeletal discomfort; It’s important to make changes and know when to stop. It is better to start from 30-45 minutes a day, gradually increasing to 2 hours with intervals. We alternate sitting and standing positions with light joint warm-ups, and also introduce 3-5 minutes of exercise and walking 5000-7000 steps a day,” the expert concluded.
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