{"id":1484,"date":"2016-01-31T17:26:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T17:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakthroughpt.confluentclinics.com\/blog\/too-much-sitting-can-be-deadly-even-with-exercise\/"},"modified":"2016-01-31T17:26:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T17:26:50","slug":"too-much-sitting-can-be-deadly-even-with-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthrough-pt.com\/es\/blog\/too-much-sitting-can-be-deadly-even-with-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Estar demasiado tiempo sentado puede ser mortal, incluso con ejercicio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regular\u00a0exercise<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too much each day, a new review reveals.<\/p>\n

Combing through 47 prior studies, Canadian researchers found that prolonged daily sitting was linked to significantly higher odds of\u00a0heart disease<\/a>,\u00a0diabetes<\/a>,\u00a0cancer<\/a>\u00a0and dying.<\/p>\n

And even if study participants exercised regularly, the accumulated evidence still showed worse health outcomes for those who sat for long periods, the researchers said. However, those who did little or no exercise faced even higher health risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found the association relatively consistent across all diseases. A pretty strong case can be made that sedentary behavior and sitting is probably linked with these diseases,\u201d said study author Aviroop Biswas, a Ph.D. candidate at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re standing, certain muscles in our body are working very hard to keep us upright,\u201d added Biswas, offering one theory about why sitting is detrimental. \u201cOnce we sit for a long time . . . our\u00a0metabolism<\/a>\u00a0is not as functional, and the inactivity is associated with a lot of negative effects.\u201d<\/p>\n

The research is published Jan. 19 in the online issue of\u00a0Annals of Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n

About 3.2 million people die each year because they are not active enough, according to the World Health Organization, making physical inactivity the fourth leading risk factor for mortality worldwide.<\/p>\n

Among the studies reviewed by Biswas and his team, the definition of prolonged sitting ranged from eight hours a day to 12 hours or more. Sitting, or sedentary activities ubiquitous with sitting such as driving, using the computer or watching TV, shouldn\u2019t comprise more than four to five hours of a person\u2019s day, Biswas said, citing guidelines issued by Public Health Agency of Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found that\u00a0exercise<\/a>\u00a0is very good, but it\u2019s what we do across our day,\u201d he said. \u201cExercise<\/a>\u00a0is just one hour in our day, if we\u2019re diligent; we need to do something when we\u2019re not otherwise exercising, like finding excuses to move around, take the stairs, or carry groceries rather than use the [shopping cart] at the supermarket.\u201d<\/p>\n

The biggest health hazard stemming from prolonged sitting, according to the review, was a 90 percent higher risk of developing\u00a0type 2 diabetes<\/a>. Among studies examining\u00a0cancer<\/a>\u00a0incidence and deaths, significant links were specifically noted between sedentary behavior and breast, colon, uterine and ovarian cancers.<\/p>\n

One study in the review showed that fewer than eight hours of sitting time per day was associated with a 14 percent lower risk of potentially preventable hospitalization.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joshua Septimus, a clinical associate professor of internal medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, praised the new research, saying it \u201cgives us more data to help counsel our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that we could exercise for 15 or 20 minutes a day and that could completely erase any harms of a sedentary lifestyle for the other 23 hours a day is just too hopeful,\u201d Septimus noted. \u201cThis showed us that yes, there is some benefit to physical activity . . . but it\u2019s not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biswas and his colleagues offered additional tips to reduce sedentary time, including:<\/p>\n