Sleeping is better for your heart health than sitting, and exercise can be as simple as a 5-minute run or climbing the stairs.

Various studies have already pointed out that ``sitting for long periods of time is bad for your health,'' but researchers at University College London have newly conducted a study on the relationship between exercise and heart health. The results showed that sitting is worst for the heart, and sleeping is actually better.

Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium | European Heart Journal | Oxford Academic

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Diseases related to the heart and blood vessels, such as heart attacks and strokes, are the most common cause of death in humans, accounting for approximately 18 million deaths each year.

Dr. Joe Prodgett of University College London and his colleagues based on data from six studies involving more than 15,000 people in five countries to find out what kind of exercise affects heart health. I looked into it.

The original data was obtained by wearing wearable devices on the thighs of male and female subjects in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, and Australia, and measuring their physical activity throughout the day and six indicators of heart health.

The results showed that ``medium-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)'' was the most effective for cardiovascular health, followed by ``light exercise'', ``standing'', and ``sleeping'' in order of effectiveness. We also found that for sedentary people, just 5 minutes of MVPA can have a significant effect on heart health.

MVPA refers to physical activities that consume three times more energy than at rest, such as running, brisk walking, and climbing stairs.

As a specific example, for a 54-year-old woman with an average BMI of 26.5, replacing 30 minutes of sitting and sleeping time each day with MVPA reduced waist circumference by 2.5 cm, glycated hemoglobin by 3.6%, and improved BMI by 0.64 points. It is said that it will be done.

James Leiper, from the British Heart Foundation, who funded the study, said: 'We already know that exercise can have real benefits for cardiovascular health, and this encouraging research shows that small changes to daily life can help. Just replacing sitting with moderate exercise for just a few minutes can improve your body mass index, cholesterol, and waist circumference, among other physical benefits. It has been shown that there is.”

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