Stats: Sitting less curbs blood pressure by 3.5 points
A recent study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in blood pressure, comparable to the effect of other interventions focused on physical activity. The intervention, called I-STAND, could be implemented easily in various active-aging settings.
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