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Taking frequent walking breaks during prolonged sitting could help lower blood sugar and BP

1. Sedentary lifestyle with prolonged sitting hours (>8 hours daily) is common these days.
Frequent walking breaks (1 min or 5 min every 30-60 minutes) could help lower blood sugar and BP

2. When participants took a 5-minute light #walk after every half hour of sitting, the blood #glucose spike after eating was reduced by 58% compared with sitting all day (reduction one would see in a diabetic using insulin or #diabetes medications to control their blood sugar).

3. The largest reductions in systolic blood pressure were observed when the walking break was 1 minute every 60 minutes (-5.2 mm Hg).

4. The take-away message is that "if you have a job or a lifestyle where you have to sit for long periods of time, you should take a 5-minute walking break every half hour. That's one behavior change that could reduce your health risks from sitting."

5. Conclusion: Higher frequency and longer duration breaks (every 30 min for 5 min) should be considered when targeting glycemic (glucose) responses, while lower doses (every 60 min for 1 min) may be sufficient for BP lowering.
Ref: Medscape Jan 12 2023
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6. Reference
10.1249/MSS.0000000000003109

Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk: Dose-Response Analysis of a Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ():10.1249/MSS.0000000000003109, January 12, 2023. | DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003109