Friday 08/Aug/2025 – 08:01 AM
A new study conducted by the University of California in San Diego revealed that older women can enhance their hearts through a simple habit, standing frequently during the day.
Frequent standing daily supports heart health in older women
The results of the study, published in a magazine CirculationThat women who stand from the sitting position several times a day have witnessed a remarkable improvement in blood pressure during a three -month period, even without increasing intense physical activity.
The main researcher Sherry Hartmann, a professor of public health and aging science, stated that the results indicate that just breaking the long sitting periods with short standings may help reduce blood pressure and improve heart health, even if the total time of sitting does not change.
The study included more than 400 women after menopause, an average age of nearly 68 years, suffering from obesity or weight gain, and the posts were divided into three groups: a group that reduced the time of sitting, and another that increased the number of times that it was stood daily, while the third group continued in its usual lifestyle, and all groups received educational training sessions on healthy aging.
According to the data, the first group reduced its seat at a rate of 58 minutes a day, while the second group of frequent standing increased by an additional 26 times per day, and after three months have passed, the researchers monitored a decrease in systolic blood pressure by more than 3 mm mahkha, and the diastolic is more than 2 mm hole, at the second group.
Although the declines were not significantly significant, the researchers confirmed that these results carry positive indicators, especially since the participants did not change the level of their sports activity in general.
For her part, Dr. Andrea Lacroix, a professor of public health at the University of California, said: What is most enthusiastic is that women were able to make clear changes only by setting simple goals related to sitting and standing behaviors.
The university is currently planning to conduct an extensive study for a longer period, to test the long -term effect of this simple habit on heart health.
In conclusion, Lakroa made it clear that adding a habit like standing twice an hour, or about 25 times a day, could be a simple and realistic intervention to improve heart health in the elderly.
