It’s no secret sitting behind a desk all day can be bad for your health. In fact, prolonged periods of sitting have been associated with higher cholesterol levels and greater waist circumference which can lead to cardiovascular and metabolic disease. But a new study has found that taking a 5-minute walk for each hour you sit could reverse the damage to leg arteries and reduce the risk for heart disease. Researchers at Indiana University looked at 11 non-obese, healthy men ages 20-35 who sat for three hours without moving their legs. They used a blood pressure cuff and ultrasound technology to measure femoral artery function at the beginning of the study and again at the one-, two- and three-hour marks. Read more http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...ed: foxnews/health (Internal - Health - Text)
