A minute away from your desk 'can reduce risk of heart attack'
Getting up from your desk to go and speak to your colleagues –
instead of emailing them – reduces the risk of heart attacks,
research shows. Those who take short breaks away from their
seats – lasting as little as a minute – at regular intervals
throughout the day are less likely to be overweight and have
high blood pressure. They also substantially reduce the risk of
potentially fatal cardiovascular diseases. Lowered risk: Workers
who took short breaks from their desks are less likely to be
overweight, research finds Researchers found that people who are
on their feet for short periods which add up to more than two
hours a day tend to have smaller waists and lower blood
pressure. They studied the habits of 4,757 adults over the
course of a week. Each participant wore an accelerometer, a
small device fitted to the hip to measure how much time they
spend walking and running. Their waist size, blood pressure and
the level of C-reactive protein in th