Anatomy-Physiotherapy-logo

  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Français (France)
  • Portuguese (PT)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • Spanish (ES)
  • English (UK)
New english website, click here ->

           

  • Articles
    Evidence based articles
    • Musculoskeletal
      • Upper extremity
      • Lower extremity
      • Spine
    • Other
      • Nervous
      • Circulatory
      • Nutrition
      • Aging
      • Pain
      • Various
  • Art & Design
    Anatomy related art
  • Videos
    Webinars & more
  • Create account
    Personal pages & favourites
  • Login
    Login to A&P
Anatomy-Physiotherapy-logo
10 Nov2013

10 November 2013.

Written by Marc Schmitz
Posted in Various

Written by Marc Schmitz10-11-2013 10:27:39. Posted in Various

Sitting office workers
Sitting office workers (Image by: businessstreetonline.com)

Interrupting long periods of sitting: good STUFF.

Diseases originating from lack of physical activity are a growing problem in the world. An increasing number of studies have recently provided evidence that sedentary behaviour is in itself a health risk, regardless of the daily amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). This implies that excessive sitting cannot be wholly compensated for by half an hour of MVPA, and several scholars have suggested a shift in scientific focus to include the physiology of “inactivity” (sedentary) as well as exercise.

For that purpose we introduce STUFF: Stand Up For Fitness. STUFF can be defined as “interrupting long sitting periods by short breaks”, for instance, interrupting sitting every 30 min by standing for at least five minutes > from Rutten et al.; International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2013) 10:1. All rights reserved to BioMed Central Ltd.

Read more about STUFF and the consequences in the free full text article.

A study has discovered that sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, regardless of physical exercise. See the YouTube clip below about the results of this study.

Call centre in Philippines
Call centre in Philippines
(Image by: asianews.it)

Tags: health benefits, Sedentary, behaviour, Physical activity, Sitting time reduction, inactivity, standing

Please log in or create an account to place comments. It's free and takes only a minute.

About the Author
Marc Schmitz

Latest articles from this auhtor

  • Radial head fracture: A potentially complex injury. [free PhD thesis]
  • Aetiology, imaging and treatment of medial tibial stress syndrome. [free Phd thesis]
  • Comparison of gluteus medius muscle activity during functional tasks in individuals with and without osteoarthritis of the hip joint.
  • Identifying knee osteoarthritis. Classification, early recognition and imaging. [free PhD thesis]
  • Occurrence of fatigue over 20 years after recovery from Guillain-Barré syndrome.
 

 

Login

  • Forgot your password?
  • Forgot your username?
  • Create an account
AP banner Sono 1

Related

  • Chocolate consumption and risk of stroke: a prospective cohort of men and meta-analysis.
  • "The digital age Leonardo da Vinci"
  • Graded activity in patients with chronic low back pain
  • Prospective evaluation of physical activity in patients with idiopathic scoliosis or kyphosis receiving brace treatment.
  • Daily step count predicts acute exacerbations in a US cohort with COPD.

Sub Menu

  • Musculoskeletal
    • Upper extremity
      • Shoulder
      • Elbow
      • Wrist
      • Hand
    • Lower extremity
      • Hip
      • Knee
      • Ankle
      • Foot
    • Spine
      • Pelvis
      • Lumbar
      • Thoracic
      • Rib cage
      • Cervical
  • Other
    • Nervous
    • Circulatory
    • Nutrition
    • Aging
    • Pain
    • Various

Newsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive all articles of the week in your mailbox.

 

Partners

enraf nonius

apa

fontys

vpt

kiné care

ICMSU

  • Home
  • About
  • Team
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Jobs
  • Newsletter archive
AP-SMALL-WHITECopyright 2010 - 2023 Anatomy & Physiotherapy. All Rights Reserved.

Privacy Policy

AdBlock detected

We want to keep offering top-notch content for free. In order to keep up with the additional costs that we incurr with scaling our website, we need your help! Please turn off your adblocker or consider donating a small amount.

http://www.anatomy-physiotherapy.com/donate

Close
You can also just close this popup. It shows only once.
isApp.it
  • Articles
    Evidence based articles
    • Musculoskeletal
      • Upper extremity
        • Shoulder
        • Elbow
        • Wrist
        • Hand
      • Lower extremity
        • Hip
        • Knee
        • Ankle
        • Foot
      • Spine
        • Pelvis
        • Lumbar
        • Thoracic
        • Rib cage
        • Cervical
    • Other
      • Nervous
      • Circulatory
      • Nutrition
      • Aging
      • Pain
      • Various
  • Art & Design
    Anatomy related art
  • Videos
    Webinars & more
  • Create account
    Personal pages & favourites
  • Login
    Login to A&P
You are now being logged in using your Facebook credentials