The risk of death is more among those who daily sit continuously for 1-2 hours. This risk is more as compared to those who sit for longer durations than 1-2 hours but are found to discontinue prolonged sitting by moving now and then.
A recent study has found that not only the entire duration of sitting but also the way of sitting matters in adverse effects on health.
The researchers found that those who sit continuously without any body movement for 1-2 hours are under greater risks of early deaths than those who sit for the equal or longer durations but are found to move in between.
According to experts, the people feel that the only important thing is “How much time they spend sitting throughout the day”. Till now it was believed that the health effects are the same even if a person either sits for small intervals or for longer durations.
But in this new research, the scientists attached Activity Monitors to the hips of 7,985 people above 45 years and observed the sitting habits for several days.
Out of these about 77% were found to be in the habit of sitting for longer durations and abstained from any type of physical activity for more than 12 hours.
After testing the sitting habits, they were further observed for 4 years in which the death of 340 people was reported.
The different sitting postures were evaluated. It was found that the untimely death risk was double among those who sat for more than 13 hours, out of which 1 to one and half hour sitting was without movement; as compared to those who sat for a little duration or those who moved between prolonged sittings.
It was also found the untimely death risks were the least among those who sat for less than half an hour every day.
So be careful to move the body by walking for few minutes, if you are also in a working condition which requires sitting for prolonged durations. This small habit will reduce the untimely death risks to half.
It is noteworthy that this is the most comprehensive research so far conducted on the ill effects of prolonged sitting on health.
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