in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised. -msnbc
MY COMMENT: I am shocked by this finding- I can run 50-60 miles a week and still be at risk because I sit at a desk 8 hours a day? I’m not so sure about this one.
They found that standing up engages muscles and promotes the distribution of lipase, which prompts the body to process fat and cholesterol, independent of the amount of time spent exercising. -sciencedaily.com
MY COMMENT: If you have a sedentary desk job, it might not be a bad idea to look into increasing time spent on your feet, not on your seat.
“The existing data, by numerous studies, are starting to show that the rates of heart disease and diabetes and obesity are doubled or sometimes even tripled in people who sit a lot,” Dr. Hamilton explains. One reason, he says, is an enzyme called lipase. When it’s on, fat is absorbed into the muscles, but when we sit down, lipase virtually shuts off.
Another benefit to standing — it improves your HDL or good cholesterol levels. People who sat reduced their good cholesterol levels by 22 percent!
My Comment: Not only should you stand whenever you can throughout the day, but make it a rule to walk extra distance whenever the opportunity presents.
Physiologists analyzing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes found that the act of sitting shuts down the circulation of a fat-absorbing enzyme called lipase. They found that standing up engages muscles and promotes the distribution of lipase, which prompts the body to process fat and cholesterol, independent of the amount of time spent exercising. They also found that standing up uses blood glucose and may discourage the development of diabetes -sciencedaily.com
MY COMMENT: In layman’s terms, “get off your butt more!”
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