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Sitting Down 30 Minutes Less Each Day Can Boost Energy

Just 30 minutes less sitting each day improves metabolic flexibility and fat burning in sedentary adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.
The study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, studied 64 sedentary adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease and diabetes and explained that lifestyle habits shape metabolic flexibility.
Measured with accelerometers over six months, researchers found the intervention group reduced sitting by 40 minutes daily while the control group maintained usual routines.
Researchers found no differences between groups after six months, but Garthwaite said `Our results suggest encouragingly that reducing sedentary behavior and increasing even light daily physical activity ́ for example, standing up for a phone call or taking short walks ́ can support metabolic health and potentially help prevent lifestyle diseases in risk groups`.
Impaired metabolic flexibility can raise blood sugar and lipid levels, increasing diabetes and heart disease risk, and authors note the physical activity recommendation of 2.5 hours moderate-intensity per week yields greater benefits though small daily increases help physically inactive people.

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