Study: Prolonged Sitting After Chest Pain Increases Health Risks

Doctors studied people who went to the hospital for chest pain.

They found that if these people sit for too long each day after they leave the hospital, they are more likely to have more heart problems or even die within a year.

Sitting more than 15 hours a day is risky.

However, doing some light exercise, like a slow walk, can help make things better.

Even sleeping a little more each day helps.

The researchers are still working to fully understand why, but it seems that when you sit too much, it can cause problems with blood sugar and fats in the body.

They want to learn exactly how much movement is needed to stay healthy.