Sitting At A Desk Makes You 34% More Likely To Die Of Heart Disease!

<img src="https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/businessman-working-computer-modern-office-872649122.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1" /><h3>Sitting at a desk makes you 34% more likely to die of heart disease, study shows</h3><p>SITTING behind a desk all day can increase your risk of dying from a heart disease by a third, a study shows.</p><p>It increased the chances of an early death from any cause by 16 per cent, <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/where/taiwan/">Taiwanese</a> researchers found.</p><figure><div class="article__media-img-container open-gallery" data-index="400488"><a href="#"><img alt="Sitting behind a desk all day can increase your risk of dying from heart disease by a third, a study shows" height="638" width="960" class="lazyload" data-src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/portrait-upset-businessman-desk-office-872649037.jpg" data-credit="Getty" data-sizes="(max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px" data-img="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/portrait-upset-businessman-desk-office-872649037.jpg?strip=all&w=960" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/portrait-upset-businessman-desk-office-872649037.jpg?w=335" role="img"></a><div class="article__gallery-count"><span class="article__gallery-count-value">1</span></div></div><figcaption style="font-size: 75%;font-style: italic;"><span class="article__media-span">Sitting behind a desk all day can increase your risk of dying from heart disease by a third, a study shows</span><span class="article__credit">Credit: Getty</span></figcaption></figure><p>The study of 481,688 people over 13 years found the risks could be offset by 15 to 30 minutes of hard exercise every day.</p><p>Dr Min-Kuang Tsai, of Taipei Medical University, said: “Employers can play a role in facilitating this by providing designated areas for leisure time physical activity.</p><p>“The fact that there is no increased risk for those who alternate between sitting and non-sitting at work suggests incorporating regular breaks in work settings can be beneficial.</p><p>"Our findings offer reassurance that the increased risks for those who are mainly sedentary can be offset by an extra 15 to 30 minutes per day of exercise per day.”</p><p>Lazy lifestyles are a top killer, according to the World Health Organization.</p><p>Not exercising enough has been linked to higher rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia.</p><p>The NHS recommends Brits do some type of physical activity every day and strength training at least twice a week.</p><p>They should try and do two-and-a-half hours of moderate intensity activity — like brisk <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/health/9107866/walking-improve-fitness-quality-speedy-steps/">walking</a> — a week, according to the guidelines.</p><h3>Britain blows up drones with £140m LASER - 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