According to the NHS, UK adults spend an average of nine hours a day on our bottoms, which has a damaging effect on our metabolism, affecting our body’s ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure and to break down body fat. Now researchers have found that it can even speed up the ageing process.
Scientists at the University of Colorado have found that the more people sit, the stronger the signs of heart and metabolic ageing in their bodies.
The team from the department of genetics, genomics and bioinformatics at UC tracked the weekly sitting and exercise hours of 1,327 participants, whose average age was 33, and found that they sat for an average 60 hours a week
Scientists at the University of Colorado have found that the more people sit, the stronger the signs of heart and metabolic ageing in their bodies.
The team from the department of genetics, genomics and bioinformatics at UC tracked the weekly sitting and exercise hours of 1,327 participants, whose average age was 33, and found that they sat for an average 60 hours a week
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