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Improve your circulation and heart health at work

11 Thursday Jan 2018

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blood flow, cardiovascular, circulation, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, desk job, fidget, heart health, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, jiggle, office job, tap your foot, University of Missouri

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Do you shake your leg or tap your foot all day long? Or maybe someone you know does it and it drives you nuts. Well, it may irritate people around you – or make you appear restless. But it’s a sign of good health! Because it dramatically cuts your risk of cardiovascular disease – by offsetting some of the damage we do by sitting all day. That’s according to experts from the University of Missouri.

For their study, researchers monitored hundreds of office workers – and tested their leg muscle function before the experiment began. Then, workers sitting at a desk were asked to tap one foot for a minute at a time, off and on, over and over, during a 3-hour span. Then they tested the leg muscle function again afterward. The result?

The researchers found the leg that people tapped repeatedly had a much higher blood flow than the other. In fact, blood flow slowed dramatically in the stationary leg.

And the researchers concluded that even that tiny bit of movement was enough to improve overall circulation and thus heart health.

So, if you have a desk job – or sit for long stretches of time, tap your feet – jiggle your leg – or fidget in any way you like. It’s no substitute for getting up and moving every hour – but it’ll help keep your blood moving.

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If you’re prone to dizziness or vertigo – take up tai chi.

09 Wednesday Dec 2015

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balance, cancer, cancer survivors, cardiovascular, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, depression, dizziness, dizzy, fibromyalgia, heart failure, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, National Institutes of Health, pain, reduce pain, tai chi, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

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The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary says patients who practiced tai chi for 2 months, had improved symptoms. It works through a combination of improved balance, cardiovascular function and more stable walking. And even if you don’t have problems with dizziness, tai chi is recommended by the National Institutes of Health for everyone from cancer survivors, to patients battling fibromyalgia, to people with chronic heart failure and depression. Because it improves muscle tone, balance, and reduces pain.

Embrace your daily errands! They might actually help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

26 Thursday Mar 2015

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Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, blood vessels, brain, cardiovascular, chores, cognitive, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, errands, exercise, folding the laundry, grocery shopping, heart rate, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, mowing the lawn, University of Florida

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A University of Florida study found that people who did boring errands, like grocery shopping, mowing the lawn, folding the laundry, or picking up the dry cleaning were 91% less likely to see cognitive decline. Researchers say all those chores you’d never think of as exercise get your heart-rate up and make your blood vessels pump harder, which improves cardiovascular efficiency, and keeps all systems in your body running well, including your brain.

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