Pilot Health: More Bad News?
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Pilot Health: More Bad News?
Each hour of sitting increases chance of heart disease by 14%
The study took specific aim at those who tend to spend hours watching television after work
Jamie Campbell
Friday, 6 March 2015
A new study has found that for each hour a day that an adult spends sitting down during their lifetime, the likelihood of developing heart disease goes up by 14 per cent.
It further warns that a daily session at the gym won’t undo the damage because any increase in fitness from an hour’s exercise is overridden by several hours of sitting.
Scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin tracked levels of activity of 2,031 adults whose average age was 50.
They compared the number of hours each participant spent sitting down each day with the levels of deposits in blood vessels that act as signal for heart disease.
The participants all spent between two to 12 hours a day sitting at the office and in front of the television. The researchers concluded that for every hour spent sitting, the levels of deposit rose by 14 per cent.
Regular running, gym sessions and aerobics classes showed no evidence of significantly mitigating the risk.
Lead researcher Dr Jacquelyn Kulkinski, an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, said that adults with office jobs should go for a walk every hour: “Reducing the amount of time you sit by even an hour or two a day could have a significant and positive impact on your future cardiovascular health. Health news: in pictures
Despite the research suggesting that the benefits of exercise could be undone rapidly, she insisted that it was still important to aim for at least thirty minutes a day:
“It’s clear that exercise is important to reduce your cardiovascular risk and improve your fitness level.
“The lesson here is that it’s really important to try and move as much as possible in your daily life, for example, take a walk during lunch, pace while talking on the phone, take the stairs instead of the elevator and use a pedometer to track your daily steps.
“And if you have a sedentary job, don’t go home at night and sit in front of the TV for hours on end.”
A series of research papers published in UK health journal The Lancet in 2012 said that inactivity is as damaging to health as smoking and that the UK had one of the most inactive populations with 63 per cent of adults failing to do enough.
The study took specific aim at those who tend to spend hours watching television after work
Jamie Campbell
Friday, 6 March 2015
A new study has found that for each hour a day that an adult spends sitting down during their lifetime, the likelihood of developing heart disease goes up by 14 per cent.
It further warns that a daily session at the gym won’t undo the damage because any increase in fitness from an hour’s exercise is overridden by several hours of sitting.
Scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin tracked levels of activity of 2,031 adults whose average age was 50.
They compared the number of hours each participant spent sitting down each day with the levels of deposits in blood vessels that act as signal for heart disease.
The participants all spent between two to 12 hours a day sitting at the office and in front of the television. The researchers concluded that for every hour spent sitting, the levels of deposit rose by 14 per cent.
Regular running, gym sessions and aerobics classes showed no evidence of significantly mitigating the risk.
Lead researcher Dr Jacquelyn Kulkinski, an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, said that adults with office jobs should go for a walk every hour: “Reducing the amount of time you sit by even an hour or two a day could have a significant and positive impact on your future cardiovascular health. Health news: in pictures
Despite the research suggesting that the benefits of exercise could be undone rapidly, she insisted that it was still important to aim for at least thirty minutes a day:
“It’s clear that exercise is important to reduce your cardiovascular risk and improve your fitness level.
“The lesson here is that it’s really important to try and move as much as possible in your daily life, for example, take a walk during lunch, pace while talking on the phone, take the stairs instead of the elevator and use a pedometer to track your daily steps.
“And if you have a sedentary job, don’t go home at night and sit in front of the TV for hours on end.”
A series of research papers published in UK health journal The Lancet in 2012 said that inactivity is as damaging to health as smoking and that the UK had one of the most inactive populations with 63 per cent of adults failing to do enough.
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"Regular running, gym sessions and aerobics classes showed no evidence of significantly mitigating the risk."
Interesting nonetheless.
I remember reading a study showing an inordinate number of pilots dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. We were in the same category as jackhammer operators. The thought is the vibrations have an effect on the body somehow.
Anything you do or don't do will kill you. My guess is outside of the controllable risk factors like smoking and heavy drinking, your genes will tell your body when to go.
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^^^ My first thought too. I call BS on this article. Although the overall principle is obviously sound - that activity is healthy and lack of it is unhealthy, I can't trust any writer of any so-called-study that can't even make it's math work.
Suddenly I feel like jumping on the bike for a couple miles though.
Suddenly I feel like jumping on the bike for a couple miles though.
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I think so.
I'm going to put in my bid preferences "avoid legs over 6 hours (buffer), avoid circadian disruption, avoid overnights more than 1 hour outside anchor time zone, avoid flying past 21:00 anchor time zone, avoid report times before 6am anchor time zone", avoid exposure to sunlight", etc.
Should help me live longer.
I'm going to put in my bid preferences "avoid legs over 6 hours (buffer), avoid circadian disruption, avoid overnights more than 1 hour outside anchor time zone, avoid flying past 21:00 anchor time zone, avoid report times before 6am anchor time zone", avoid exposure to sunlight", etc.
Should help me live longer.
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