A woman’s body at rest will remain at rest – and that means
health woes for older women.
Led by Cornell University nutritional scientist Rebecca
Seguin, a new study of 93,000 postmenopausal American women found those with
the highest amounts of sedentary time – defined as sitting and resting,
excluding sleeping – died earlier than their most active peers. The association
remained even when controlling for physical mobility and function, chronic
disease status, demographic factors and overall fitness – meaning that even
habitual exercisers are at risk if they have high amounts of idle time.